Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Umhlanga today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 2PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 167 | 206 | 489 | 782 | 522 | 270 | 239 | 217 | 190 | 165 | 171 | 147 | 194 | 261 | 327 | 363 | 392 | 348 | 341 | 303 | 303 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.99m | 4:30AM1.83m | 4:47PM1.91m | 5:07AM1.76m | 5:24PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:33AM0.02m | 10:58PM0.05m | 11:11AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 211 | 167 | 78 | 4 | 9 | 172 | 257 | 188 | 217 | 190 | 165 | 171 | 147 | 194 | 261 | 327 | 363 | 392 | 348 | 341 | 303 | 303 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 81 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 148 | 139 | 121 | 89 | 84 | 65 | 61 | 66 | 51 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 22 | S 21 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 52 | 84 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 206 | 489 | 782 | 522 | 270 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 88 | 39 | 52 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 142 | 334 | 233 | 144 | 62 | 62 | 4 | 15 | 568 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 918 | 918 | 18 | 93 |
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