Umzumbe surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SAST
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Umzumbe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Umzumbe sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Umzumbe today?

The current surf forecast for Umzumbe at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Umzumbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
1.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.6
S
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
NE
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
S
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131271010101212121261413131313699913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15511813860410324780076366378456033623119193175175114443197276926612026
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
1.95
4:21PM
1.77
4:37AM
1.91
4:56PM
1.73
5:13AM
1.81
5:33PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
-0.05
10:15AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.05
10:49AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.02
11:25AM
0.07
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:18-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset------5:35-------5:32-------5:31-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262525252524232222222122252728272726252626252322
Feels °C (?)262424222120202121211920222426272625242422202021
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