Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Umdloti today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Umdloti at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 270 | 214 | 209 | 169 | 135 | 129 | 145 | 107 | 83 | 74 | 273 | 332 | 521 | 509 | 627 | 741 | 724 | 566 | 422 | 337 | 333 | 253 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.36m | 8:51PM1.46m | 9:04AM1.26m | 9:56PM1.38m | 10:20AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.52m | 2:14PM0.43m | 3:05AM0.61m | 3:13PM0.54m | 4:17AM0.66m | 4:24PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 276 | 270 | 214 | 209 | 169 | 135 | 129 | 145 | 107 | 83 | 60 | 59 | 43 | 521 | 509 | 627 | 741 | 724 | 566 | 422 | 337 | 333 | 79 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 108 | 73 | 71 | 53 | 273 | 332 | 44 | 58 | 58 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 5 | 253 | 250 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 74 | 74 | 26 | 59 | 59 | 46 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 11 | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 77 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 77 | 120 | 157 | 284 | 279 | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 141 | 137 | — | — | — | 102 | 79 | 132 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
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