Umdloti surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 SAST
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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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Umdloti today?

The current surf forecast for Umdloti at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
2
SSW
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)121114141414141416161615151414778888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10386203215215276273269406535540487456351261286435501419336245174350285
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
W
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
1.87
3:48AM
1.77
3:59PM
1.86
4:13AM
1.76
4:23PM
1.82
4:37AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.07
9:48AM
0.09
10:07PM
0.07
10:13AM
0.11
10:31PM
0.11
10:39AM
0.16
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----5:11-------5:09-------5:09--
Sunset6:07-------6:08-------6:09-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161619212221201919192326272523222121212223
Feels °C (?)161616151518181818191818172123252423212218171921
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Umdloti (light winds from the NNW at Durban Shaka Airport 9 km from Umdloti). 1.0m 14s groundswell from the S with a 0.7m 7s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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9 km/h
NNW
Clean
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