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Umhlanga surf Forecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 24 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 24 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 24 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 1PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2076 | 2131 | 2028 | 1787 | 1585 | 1345 | 1117 | 957 | 825 | 802 | 655 | 609 | 506 | 506 | 421 | 408 | 300 | 290 | 232 | 940 | 1027 | 166 | 119 | 116 | 108 | 195 | 204 | 238 | 223 | 200 | 200 | 173 | 176 | 144 | 146 | 142 | 200 | 292 | 326 | 398 | 217 | 251 | 273 | 383 | 256 | 304 | 288 | 280 | 213 | 358 | 520 | 498 | 459 | 526 | 412 | 302 | 215 | 243 | 229 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:04PM 1.76 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:59AM 0.08 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 |
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