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Umdloti surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Umdloti today?
The current surf forecast for Umdloti at 12AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Umdloti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | |
70 | 359 | 1173 | 1238 | 1186 | 1094 | 955 | 730 | 582 | 530 | 500 | 528 | 1111 | 2427 | 3257 | 3152 | 2035 | 1747 | 3028 | 2652 | 1680 | 1089 | 1042 | 1468 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.46m | 6:10AM1.45m | 6:40PM1.35m | 6:50AM1.33m | 7:36PM1.25m | 7:50AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.45m | 00:43AM0.59m | 1:14PM0.56m | 1:42AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 |
16 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
 kJ | 28 | 359 | 1173 | 1238 | 1186 | 1094 | 955 | 730 | 582 | 530 | 255 | 289 | 974 | 1491 | 2000 | 2092 | 2035 | 1747 | 3028 | 2652 | 1680 | 997 | 872 | 1468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 176 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 90 | 162 | 331 | 313 | 145 | 154 | 486 | 612 | 806 | 1103 | 65 | 46 | 1054 | 1089 | 1042 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 6 | N 5 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 32 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 158 | 192 | 98 | 241 | 111 | 83 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 500 | 528 | 1111 | 2427 | 3257 | 3152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
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