Umzumbe Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.46° S 30.66° E

Umzumbe WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Umzumbe sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.8° 

Umzumbe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Umzumbe surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with 4,415 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Umzumbe this week:

The surf forecast for Umzumbe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Umzumbe in the next 16 days are 3.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 11AM. 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 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 14s
Best Surf 8AM (Fri 10th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 15s
Most Powerful11AM (Fri 10th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Umzumbe over the next 16 days.


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