Umhlanga Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.72° S 31.09° E

Umhlanga, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Umhlanga sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.3° 

Umhlanga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Umhlanga based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Umhlanga right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Umhlanga

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mount Edgecombe

5 km WNW94 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20.4 °C-
-

-

Mount Edgecombe

5 km WNW94 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
light winds from the SSW
(6 km/h at 210°)
20.4 °C-
-

-

Durban Shaka Airport

12 km NNE109 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the ENE
(13 km/h at 60°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered

Pietermaritzburg

67 km WSW99 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
light winds from the E
(6 km/h at 80°)
18.5 °C-
-

-

Mandini

71 km NNE79 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
19.0 °C-
-

-

SHIP6770

17 km NE15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
15
light winds from the E
(12.96 km/h at 90°)
23.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


SHIP9166

21 km E15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP5451

21 km E15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
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SHIP4061

21 km E3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
23.8 °C-
-


Durban Intnl. Airport

36 km S14 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 230°)
19.9 °C-
-

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Umhlanga and within an acceptable time window.

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