Umhlanga Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.72° S 31.09° E

Umhlanga, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 7 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Umhlanga sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.4° 

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

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

-

Durban Shaka Airport

12 km NNE109 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
broken

SHIP4770

14 km SE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
20.6 °C-
-


Pietermaritzburg

67 km WSW702 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.5 °C-
-

-

SHIP7238

14 km SE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


Durban Intnl. Airport

36 km S14 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pietermaritzburg

67 km WSW702 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.5 °C-
-

-

Oribi Airport

67 km WSW721 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mandini

70 km NNE79 m above sea level

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