Surf Forecasts:
Umdloti surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, S swell with 1,454 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Umdloti this week:
The surf forecast for Umdloti over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Umdloti in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Umdloti over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 319 | 236 | 167 | 189 | 405 | 1332 | 1454 | 561 | 392 | 304 | 215 | 257 | 229 | 204 | 172 | 108 | 93 | 82 | 115 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.21m | 9:34PM1.26m | 10:13AM1.11m | 11:13PM1.19m | 12:20PM1.11m | 00:55AM1.23m | 1:42PM1.20m | 1:57AM1.33m | 2:29PM1.33m | 2:39AM1.44m | 3:06PM1.45m | 3:13AM1.56m | 3:37PM1.57m | 3:44AM1.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.63m | 4:01AM0.72m | 4:20PM0.74m | 5:53AM0.74m | 6:19PM0.74m | 7:24AM0.65m | 7:39PM0.65m | 8:16AM0.53m | 8:28PM0.54m | 8:53AM0.41m | 9:04PM0.42m | 9:25AM0.29m | 9:37PM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 20 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | S 6 | E 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 403 | 319 | 163 | 91 | 54 | 106 | 77 | 194 | 430 | 268 | 304 | 197 | 102 | 229 | 204 | 108 | 91 | 93 | 40 | 36 | 306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 305 | 261 | 236 | 167 | 189 | 28 | 6 | 42 | 561 | 392 | 249 | 215 | 257 | 55 | 83 | 172 | 108 | 22 | 61 | 78 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | SSW 13 | S 15 | SE 12 | — | S 22 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 135 | 109 | 164 | — | 9 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 12 | — | 23 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 71 | 18 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 107 | 298 | 2 | 28 | 405 | 1332 | 1454 | — | — | — | 11 | 42 | 218 | 371 | 204 | 2 | 69 | 82 | 115 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 351 | 0 | 90 | 18 | 336 | 422 | 422 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 336 | 700 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 4 |
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