Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Umhlanga today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 11PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 236 | 422 | 226 | 111 | 79 | 53 | 42 | 65 | 80 | 86 | 212 | 538 | 996 | 1728 | 2287 | 878 | 1208 | 1191 | 1340 | 1468 | 1299 | 999 | 715 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.62m | 1:33PM1.47m | 1:55AM1.71m | 2:24PM1.58m | 2:45AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.42m | 7:24AM0.34m | 7:32PM0.32m | 8:14AM0.23m | 8:25PM0.22m | 9:01AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 56 | 91 | 273 | 226 | 111 | 79 | 44 | 42 | 65 | 80 | 86 | 127 | 167 | 161 | 156 | 1365 | 878 | 1208 | 1191 | 1340 | 1468 | 1299 | 999 | 715 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 27 | 26 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 153 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 75 | 72 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | — | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 208 | 236 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 83 | 212 | 538 | 996 | 1728 | 2287 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 142 | 68 | 15 | 299 | 280 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 339 |
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