Umdloti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.70° S 31.11° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Umdloti sea temperature is

22.2°C

Umdloti surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Umdloti today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Umdloti at 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8	S 12	S 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 15	S 15	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	133	93	133	137	302	904	949	504	344	256	216	171	165	330	212	81	81	74	520	598	765	246	189	138	117	113
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	1:04AM1.37m				1:27PM1.61m				1:46AM1.50m					2:03PM1.72m				2:21AM1.60m				2:35PM1.79m				2:53AM1.68m
Low Tide			7:05AM0.42m				7:44PM0.36m				7:46AM0.31m					8:17PM0.25m				8:20AM0.23m				8:47PM0.17m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	6:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	2	5	5	5	9
Temp °C	21	21	24	28	28	27	28	28	25	22	23	24	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	22	22	25	28	26	27	24	27	24	21	23	24	23	23	22	21	22	22	22	19	18	17	16	18	17	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 5	S 15	E 8	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 6	E 7
kJ	33	93	133	137	133	89	87	504	344	256	216	171	140	104	101	81	81	54	520	41	40	246	189	138	50	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ESE 6	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	133	21	39	27	—	—	—	93	96	186	95	95	62	159	30	77	77	62	60	58	54	39	39	37	117	113
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	SSW 12	—	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	E 7	E 9
kJ	39	39	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	136	—	85	43	42	74	7	4	11	10	16	12	24	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	SSW 5	S 6	S 8	S 12	S 10	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	S 14	SSW 14	S 5	S 6	S 6	SE 5	SSE 6
kJ	—	16	57	97	302	904	949	769	—	—	51	69	165	330	212	38	42	—	—	598	765	62	134	137	40	67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Umhlanga KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Umdloti KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	1	3	4	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	4	2	2	2
Distance (km)	4	4	21	755	877	105	104	4	12	18	139	648	139	137	18	18	18	18	0	18	18	19	755	65	139	193
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1				3	4	2	2	3		2	2	3			1	3	3	3	2		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4

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