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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 Friday 22 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Umzumbe today?
The current surf forecast for Umzumbe at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 847 | 636 | 500 | 439 | 319 | 261 | 256 | 291 | 768 | 1134 | 904 | 627 | 435 | 340 | 724 | 1902 | 5365 | 7275 | 6397 | 4902 | 3929 | 3033 | 2309 | 1741 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:40PM 1.68 | 3:49AM 1.66 | 4:10PM 1.76 | 4:18AM 1.70 | 4:38PM 1.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:26AM 0.15 | 9:45PM 0.18 | 9:55AM 0.06 | 10:15PM 0.12 | 10:23AM 0.01 | 10:43PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South
Continuing clean conditions at Umzumbe (light winds from the NNW at Paddock 50 km from Umzumbe). A 2.0m groundswell from the SSW
50 km away, 1 h 33 min ago
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