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Umgababa Hanggliding Site

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Umgababa Hanggliding Site 2 photos

  • Danganya, Luthuli, 4105, South Africa - panoramio

    Danganya, Luthuli, 4105, South Africa - panoramio. landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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    Shell Ultra City South Coast. Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:12 pm
6 am
4.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph SW
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
22%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
4.2Fair6 am2214
4.1Fair7 am2516
4.2FairNow2415
4.6Fair9 am2213
4.6Fair10 am2314
4.8Fair11 am2315
4.7Fair12 pm2515
4.6Fair1 pm2818
4.6Fair2 pm2918
4.6Fair3 pm2817
4.8Fair4 pm2315
5.1Fair5 pm1711
5.4Fair6 pm1610
Sat
7.4Great6 am1811
7.5Great7 am1811
7.5Great8 am2113
7.3Great9 am2516
7.4Great10 am2616
7.4Great11 am2818
6.9Good12 pm2918
7.1Great1 pm2918
7.1Great2 pm3018
7.3Great3 pm2918
7.0Great4 pm2616
7.8Great5 pm2415
8.3Great6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, 0.7 mHigh 2 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 19%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 89%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miUmkomaas (town)
Nearest airport
51 km32 miVirginia Airport (VIR)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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