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Umhlanga Surf Forecast
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Umhlanga surf Forecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 25 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Umhlanga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Umhlanga sea temperature is 23.3°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.5 °C max: 25.6 °C min: 23.1 °C)
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Umhlanga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Umhlanga sea temperature is 23.3°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.5 °C max: 25.6 °C min: 23.1 °C)
How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?
The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 4AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1117 | 957 | 825 | 802 | 655 | 609 | 506 | 506 | 421 | 408 | 300 | 290 | 285 | 734 | 180 | 132 | 119 | 116 | 134 | 192 | 166 | 150 | 138 | 157 | 195 | 169 | 176 | 137 | 147 | 144 | 138 | 204 | 229 | 91 | 209 | 222 | 229 | 270 | 316 | 339 | 379 | 522 | 432 | 418 | 210 | 311 | 715 | 942 | 1190 | 1305 | 1072 | 1009 | 977 | 770 | 720 | 682 | 617 | 581 | 572 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:16AM 1.86 | 4:31PM 1.75 | 4:42AM 1.82 | 4:58PM 1.70 | 5:10AM 1.75 | 5:27PM 1.62 | 5:40AM 1.65 | 6:01PM 1.51 | 6:16AM 1.52 | 6:45PM 1.39 | 7:04AM 1.37 | 7:51PM 1.27 | 8:24AM 1.23 | 9:54PM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:05PM 0.09 | 10:25AM 0.07 | 10:31PM 0.12 | 10:52AM 0.11 | 11:00PM 0.17 | 11:21AM 0.18 | 11:30PM 0.26 | 11:54AM 0.28 | 12:05AM 0.38 | 12:34PM 0.41 | 12:51AM 0.53 | 1:29PM 0.55 | 2:04AM 0.68 | 3:01PM 0.65 | 4:18AM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
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