Umhlanga surf break

Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 11 Jul 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
22.4° 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)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
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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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