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Umhlanga Surf Photo: 'looking to get shacked up' by Jakes

Issued: 7 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Umhlanga sea temperature is

21.0°C

0.5°

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	W		SSE	SSW
	18 s	glass		7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August 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	SSW		SSE	SSW
	18 s	glass		7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August 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	SSE		SSE	SSW
	19 s	cross- on		7 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August 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	SSE		S	E
	19 s	glass		19 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August 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	SE		SSW	E
	18 s	glass		18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August 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	SSW		SSW	E
	18 s	glass		18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August 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	WNW		S	E
	18 s	glass		18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August 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
	S	NNW		S	E
	18 s	glass		18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August 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
	S	N		S	E
	18 s	glass		18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August 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	NE		S	E
	18 s	cross		18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August 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	ENE	ENE	S	E
	18 s	cross	8 s	18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August 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	ENE	S	E
	18 s	cross	8 s	18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August 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	NE	ENE	S	E
	17 s	cross	4 s	17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August 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
	S	NNE	ENE	S	E
	17 s	cross- off	5 s	17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August 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
	S	N	NE	S	ENE
	17 s	cross- off	5 s	17 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August 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	NE	S	S
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August 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	NNW	NE	S	ENE
	13 s	glass	5 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 8 am

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

Image captured 2 hours and 22 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 1.2m (4.1 ft). Range 2.30m (7.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Umhlanga Surf Photo: 'looking to get shacked up' by Jakes

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User: Jakes (2 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:25 am 2 Aug 2011