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Umhlanga

Lat Long: 29.72° S 31.09° E

Umhlanga Surf Photo: 'Sea View' by Ian Parker

Weather Forecast for Umhlanga

Issued: 7 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Umhlanga sea temperature is

23.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNE		S	SSW
	15 s	cross- off		9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 June at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NE	NE	SSW	S
	15 s	cross	2 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 June at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NE	NE	SSW	SE
	15 s	cross	3 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 June at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNE	NE	SSW	SE
	16 s	cross- off	4 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 June at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNE	NE	SSW	SE
	16 s	cross- off	5 s	16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 June at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NNE	NE	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	6 s	5 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 June at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NNE	NE	SSW
	14 s	off	5 s	6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 June at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	NNE	NE	SSW
	13 s	glass	5 s	5 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 June at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE	NE	NE	SSW
	13 s	glass	5 s	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 June at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	E	NNE	ENE	SSW
	13 s	glass	6 s	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 June at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ENE		SSW	ENE
	12 s	glass		13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 June at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		SSW	ENE
	12 s	glass		12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 June at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WNW		SSW	SSW
	16 s	glass		12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 June at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	ENE
	17 s	glass		17 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 June at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	ENE
	18 s	glass		18 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 June at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	ENE
	17 s	glass		17 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 June at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNE		SSW	ENE
	17 s	glass		17 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 June at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Umhlanga around the time the photo was taken

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Photo taken at: 11:09 am 21 Jun 2015