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Umzumbe Surf Forecast
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Umzumbe surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Umzumbe today?
The current surf forecast for Umzumbe at 12PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Umzumbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 941 | 582 | 539 | 477 | 427 | 295 | 257 | 197 | 361 | 932 | 1640 | 4021 | 6366 | 7192 | 5880 | 4989 | 4312 | 3669 | 3139 | 2658 | 2059 | 1750 | 850 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:06PM 1.16 | 12:38AM 1.14 | 1:11PM 1.33 | 1:28AM 1.28 | 1:49PM 1.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:39PM 0.67 | 6:48AM 0.56 | 7:31PM 0.51 | 7:32AM 0.42 | 8:04PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South
Continuing clean conditions at Umzumbe (light winds from the SW at Durban Intnl. Airport 56 km from Umzumbe). 2.7m 9s swell from the SSW which is too big for here.
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