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Umhlanga surf break

Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 11 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?

The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Hourly12 Days
KwaZulu-Natal North Coast Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
1
1
0
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.7
S
0.9
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.8
ENE
0.9
SSW
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)889991010616151414141716161510146771010101012121212121111111111111111111111111111111111111111111115151518181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4303723543713953995285648422244182915258651531145611619981023634667575442630578573523609592578563539551507536534449410411378379366364458504495463488407416327235251283327360369528631664721
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
10
E
5
SW
5
W
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
1.67
4:35AM
1.73
5:00PM
1.73
5:08AM
1.74
5:35PM
1.76
5:43AM
1.73
6:11PM
1.77
6:18AM
1.67
6:49PM
1.74
6:57AM
1.58
7:30PM
1.67
7:41AM
1.47
8:19PM
1.58
8:35AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
0.17
10:27PM
0.25
10:46AM
0.12
11:02PM
0.22
11:19AM
0.09
11:38PM
0.22
11:53AM
0.10
12:16AM
0.25
12:28PM
0.14
12:57AM
0.31
1:07PM
0.22
1:42AM
0.39
1:51PM
0.33
2:36AM
0.49
2:45PM
0.45
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset--5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:13-------5:14-------5:14-------5:15-
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Rain (mm)
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