Water temperature in KwaZulu-Natal in December

Is it warm enough to swim in KwaZulu-Natal in December? Average water temperature in KwaZulu-Natal in December is 23.7°C and therefore suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in KwaZulu-Natal in December is 25.5°C, and the coldest is 21.2°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in KwaZulu-Natal

Changes water temperature in KwaZulu-Natal in December 2024, 2023

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in KwaZulu-Natal for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in KwaZulu-Natal, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of December.

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Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
1 December	23.6°C	22.3°C	21.5°C	24.3°C
2 December	23.4°C	22.1°C	21.2°C	25°C
3 December	24.3°C	22.9°C	21.6°C	25°C
4 December	24.3°C	23°C	21.9°C	24.8°C
5 December	24.4°C	23°C	21.9°C	24.7°C
6 December	24.2°C	23.2°C	22.5°C	24.5°C
7 December	24.5°C	22.7°C	22.6°C	24.5°C
8 December	24.3°C	22.4°C	22.2°C	24.3°C
9 December	24.9°C	22.4°C	22.2°C	24.9°C
10 December	25°C	22.5°C	22.2°C	25°C
11 December	24.9°C	22.4°C	22.4°C	24.9°C
12 December	25.1°C	22.6°C	22.3°C	25.1°C
13 December	25°C	22.5°C	22.4°C	25°C
14 December	24.8°C	23.2°C	22.5°C	24.8°C
15 December	24.3°C	23.3°C	22.5°C	24.6°C

Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
16 December	24.3°C	23.3°C	22.7°C	24.5°C
17 December	24.3°C	23.3°C	22.6°C	24.3°C
18 December	24.3°C	23.5°C	22.5°C	24.4°C
19 December	24.3°C	23.7°C	22.6°C	24.7°C
20 December	24.5°C	23.8°C	23°C	24.5°C
21 December	25.1°C	23.8°C	23.2°C	25.1°C
22 December	24.9°C	24.1°C	23.3°C	24.9°C
23 December	24.8°C	24.2°C	23.3°C	24.8°C
24 December	24.9°C	24.2°C	23.2°C	24.9°C
25 December	24.4°C	24.1°C	23.3°C	24.5°C
26 December	24.6°C	24.2°C	23.3°C	25°C
27 December	24.5°C	23.6°C	23.1°C	25.1°C
28 December	24.7°C	23.7°C	22.7°C	24.9°C
29 December	24.8°C	23.9°C	22.1°C	25.4°C
30 December	25.5°C	23.8°C	22.5°C	25.5°C
31 December	25.4°C	23.6°C	22.9°C	25.4°C

KwaZulu-Natal water temp chart in December

Average water temperature in KwaZulu-Natal in December over a decade

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
24°C	23.5°C	23.1°C	23.2°C	23.9°C

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
24.1°C	23.6°C	23.7°C	23.3°C	24.6°C

KwaZulu-Natal sea state in December

Chart comparing the height of waves in KwaZulu-Natal in December over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

Waves height in KwaZulu-Natal in December

KwaZulu-Natal water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in December. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Umdloti	23.6°C	21°C	25.4°C
Amanzimtoti	23.8°C	21.7°C	25.9°C
Aliwal Shoal	23.9°C	21.9°C	25.9°C
Port Edward	24°C	21.9°C	25.9°C
Cape Vidal	25.5°C	23.7°C	27.2°C
Port Saint Johns	23.4°C	21.3°C	25.2°C
Ponta Malongane	25.7°C	24.1°C	27.4°C
Gonubie	21.7°C	16.6°C	24.1°C
Matola	26.5°C	24.4°C	28.9°C
Maputo	26.5°C	24.4°C	29.4°C

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Our report for KwaZulu-Natal is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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