Umzumbe surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Umzumbe today?

The current surf forecast for Umzumbe at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (30 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
2
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)8988877716151414131313131313161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136412028665363853202762101664031010140714741188894775569462796822789854805781
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
S
5
SSE
0
W
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
SSW
15
NNE
20
E
15
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossonoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
1.17
11:49AM
1.42
12:21AM
1.27
12:47PM
1.55
1:17AM
1.39
1:37PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
0.51
6:16PM
0.46
6:18AM
0.41
7:11PM
0.32
7:14AM
0.30
7:58PM
0.19
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise--4:47-------4:47-------4:47-----
Sunset------6:44-------6:44-------6:45-
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------------11-63
Temp. °C222121222322212121201921222322212121202123242121
Feels °C (?)171718181818192122211921202120202021202223242222
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