Umhlanga Surf Break

Umhlanga, South Africa Weather Observations

Lat Long: 29.72° S 31.09° E

Issued: 7 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Umhlanga sea temperature is
23.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Durban Shaka Airport

12 km NNE109 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 120 degs)
(11 km/h at 80°)
Q1018 °C0.0
0.0


SHIP1643

100 km ESE15 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP701

100 km ESE3 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
22.3 °C-
-


Siyanda

140 km NE9 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (17 kph from 185 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
27.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Mthatha Airport

306 km SSW752 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
Q1019 °C0.0
0.0


Maseru/Moshoeshoe Airport

344 km WSW1523 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the NNE
(6 km/h at 20°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Manzini/Matsapha Airport

356 km N337 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 10°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
few

King Mswati Iii

379 km N326 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the NNE
(13 km/h at 20°)
Q1021 °C0.0
0.0


Secunda

401 km NW1630 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 296°)
15
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Secunda

402 km NW1630 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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