Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Umdloti today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Umdloti at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Umdloti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 120 | 120 | 166 | 162 | 160 | 113 | 85 | 88 | 113 | 104 | 99 | 98 | 83 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.55m | 8:05AM1.33m | 8:49PM1.40m | 9:23AM1.19m | 10:32PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.50m | 2:16PM0.49m | 3:17AM0.62m | 3:39PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 184 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 113 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 30 | 40 | 44 | 35 | 37 | 26 | 166 | 162 | 160 | 94 | 80 | 88 | 113 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 61 | 103 | 119 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 104 | 99 | 98 | 64 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 59 | 96 | — | 96 | — | — | 18 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 81 | 68 | 47 | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 701 | 195 | 139 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 255 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
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