Umhlanga surf break

Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 SAST
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Umhlanga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Umhlanga sea temperature is
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?

The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
S
0.8
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)151516161515141467161414141415161716161515151515141414141414141313131212111111101010101010101010667717171817161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1201371512261812316152822934541330229120271599168221382331258524122082174514891342134211771092824946897101121579753313701270119671378108378369863256550348356736231131540026132938253927241555267216291309987810
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
1.51
8:15AM
1.37
9:04PM
1.49
9:26AM
1.30
10:17PM
1.48
10:48AM
1.28
11:32PM
1.51
12:08PM
1.33
12:41AM
1.57
1:15PM
1.42
1:41AM
1.64
2:12PM
1.52
2:34AM
1.70
3:02PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
0.53
2:29PM
0.43
3:24AM
0.56
3:36PM
0.48
4:43AM
0.55
4:53PM
0.49
6:00AM
0.49
6:09PM
0.45
7:06AM
0.40
7:15PM
0.38
8:01AM
0.30
8:13PM
0.29
8:50AM
0.22
9:05PM
0.22
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset5:02-------5:02-------5:02-------5:04-------5:04-------5:04-------5:04-------5:05---
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Rain (mm)
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