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Umzumbe surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
25.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Umzumbe today?

The current surf forecast for Umzumbe at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.1
S
2.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121212111111111121788888887111010911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19018418014285814746468643144913971165101610829507646871396818701521215
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
1.22
2:02AM
1.17
2:14PM
1.32
2:44AM
1.29
2:53PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.68
7:50PM
0.57
7:57AM
0.58
8:33PM
0.46
8:40AM
0.47
9:08PM
0.34
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-5:07-------5:09-------5:09------
Sunset----7:02-------7:02-------7:02---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232426272827252524272625242423232224252524232222
Feels °C (?)262829272724232524262219192020202021212221212322
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