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Umhlanga surf Forecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 SAST
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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 25.2°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.6 °C max: 26.6 °C min: 24.0 °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 25.2°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.6 °C max: 26.6 °C min: 24.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?

The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.4
E
2.5
E
3
ENE
2.2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1099999999161614141413885555566777888888888888999999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3052492442391961961661661021461421201201159986133555264106129170320629668550259259509507708922110976560253654746394011241288822680612539427375365372372364313313268229510592525311
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
1.74
5:31AM
1.79
5:43PM
1.66
5:56AM
1.69
6:09PM
1.54
6:25AM
1.55
6:41PM
1.39
7:02AM
1.39
7:28PM
1.22
8:06AM
1.21
9:40PM
1.09
11:16AM
1.14
12:35AM
1.23
1:00PM
1.32
1:33AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
0.12
11:40AM
0.17
11:46PM
0.21
12:07PM
0.27
12:14AM
0.33
12:39PM
0.41
12:48AM
0.49
1:23PM
0.58
1:40AM
0.67
2:53PM
0.74
4:14AM
0.80
5:56PM
0.70
6:47AM
0.65
7:12PM
0.50
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47---
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Rain (mm)
12---121-133221------------------1--------1-111--111-----1--
Temp. °C242323222223242424222221212122242323232221222626242322202022262725232323222325252423222222212223222221212122232424232322
Feels °C (?)262525232425252325232423232222222021212019202221202020181921242423232524232425242322212122212223232423232425252424252625

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