Surf Forecast Surf Report

Umdloti surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Umdloti surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Umdloti sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Umdloti today?

The current surf forecast for Umdloti at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
S
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1010101099910101010101010101010106889910108111110101099988888888811111166677777777779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)66860060051356361462772384769656958051450444343437932040963767576670784091414523327237115991034710439390173147115122988987755856888886841411651491321281089170881021056461
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
0
WSW
10
E
5
NE
10
N
20
SSW
35
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
1.90
5:21PM
1.76
5:38AM
1.74
6:01PM
1.62
6:17AM
1.55
6:46PM
1.46
7:01AM
1.35
7:47PM
1.30
8:07AM
1.18
9:36PM
1.20
10:18AM
1.10
11:41PM
1.25
12:09PM
1.17
12:47AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
0.01
11:11AM
0.06
11:25PM
0.14
11:48AM
0.19
12:06AM
0.31
12:28PM
0.35
12:52AM
0.51
1:17PM
0.52
1:57AM
0.69
2:33PM
0.66
4:02AM
0.80
4:40PM
0.70
6:11AM
0.73
6:14PM
0.62
7:08AM
0.60
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:17-------5:16-----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)24232322262525242114182021202119191812111215161613910111214151615141313161817161414141520222121181716172123242321181920
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