Umdloti South

KwaZulu-Natal

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Probably Not Worth It

4ft 38 kJ · Tiny

12 km/h onshore making it messy, small or weak swell (1.2m @ 7s).

The cam has the final word.

Offshore wind (land to sea) grooms the faces clean. Onshore chops them up. Under about 10 km/h it hardly matters: basically glass.Wind
12 km/h from the ESE Onshore
1.2m @ 7s reads: a 1.2 metre swell out at sea, 7 seconds between waves. 12s and longer is proper groundswell; under 10s is local windswell. The feet is the wave face you'll see at the spot.Swell
1.2m @ 7s from the E · ≈ 4ft face
Size and period in one number: the real "is it worth it?" gauge. Long period hits harder than the same size at short period.Tiny< 40 kJbasically flat · todaySmall40–100 kJsmallModerate100–180 kJfunSolid180–450 kJpunchyHeavy450+ kJsolid respectSheltered means a headland or bay blocks part of the swell: the first number is what reaches the spot.Energy
38 kJ Tiny
Pushing in or draining out, and when it turns. Most banks have a favourite tide.Tide
Mid / Rising High in 1h 17m
Light 4:53 am to 6:25 pm (dark hours shaded)
4:52am10:52am4:57pm11:13pmNow
10:43pm4:52am10:52am4:57pm11:13pm5:23amNow

Wind and swell on the map

  • Wind 12 km/h, from the ESE
  • Swell 1.2m @ 7s, from the E

Direction, against this spot's best

NESW
Swell
From the E Just outside Best from the SSE
Wind
From the ESE Onshore Best from the WNW, offshore

The coloured bands are this spot's best swell and wind. The two badges are today. The spot faces ESE.

In the water

Water
24°CBoardies
UV
LowA touch of sunscreen

Heads-up

  • Wind swell (7s) — expect bumpy, disorganised sets

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New: if a cam goes down, we'll tell you straight away and point you to the nearest live cam. We use additional technology for monitoring.

Probably Not Worth It

4ft 38 kJ · Tiny

12 km/h onshore making it messy, small or weak swell (1.2m @ 7s).

The cam has the final word.

Offshore wind (land to sea) grooms the faces clean. Onshore chops them up. Under about 10 km/h it hardly matters: basically glass.Wind
12 km/h from the ESE Onshore
1.2m @ 7s reads: a 1.2 metre swell out at sea, 7 seconds between waves. 12s and longer is proper groundswell; under 10s is local windswell. The feet is the wave face you'll see at the spot.Swell
1.2m @ 7s from the E · ≈ 4ft face
Size and period in one number: the real "is it worth it?" gauge. Long period hits harder than the same size at short period.Tiny< 40 kJbasically flat · todaySmall40–100 kJsmallModerate100–180 kJfunSolid180–450 kJpunchyHeavy450+ kJsolid respectSheltered means a headland or bay blocks part of the swell: the first number is what reaches the spot.Energy
38 kJ Tiny
Pushing in or draining out, and when it turns. Most banks have a favourite tide.Tide
Mid / Rising High in 1h 17m
Light 4:53 am to 6:25 pm (dark hours shaded)
4:52am10:52am4:57pm11:13pmNow
10:43pm4:52am10:52am4:57pm11:13pm5:23amNow

About this spot

Best tide
Low
Best season
Autumn, winter
Sharky
Not Too Bad
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