| Region | Durban |
| Nearby | La Lucia Umdloti Battery Beach North Beach |
| Local Time | |
| Wave Type | Beach Break |
| Time | Wind | Wave | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | W (4 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 6 | NW (5 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 7 | NW (6 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 8 | N (7 kph) | 2 ft | |
| 9 | N (9 kph) | 2 ft | |
| 10 | NE (11 kph) | 2 ft | low |
| 11 | E (13 kph) | 2 ft | |
| 12 | E (13 kph) | 2 ft | |
| 13 | E (13 kph) | 2 ft | |
| 14 | E (14 kph) | 2 ft | |
| 15 | E (13 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 16 | E (12 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 17 | NE (11 kph) | 2-3 ft | high |
| 18 | NE (9 kph) | 2-3 ft |
| Time | Wind | Wave | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | W (5 kph) | 2 ft | high |
| 6 | SW (4 kph) | 2 ft | |
| 7 | S (3 kph) | 2 ft | |
| 8 | SE (1 kph) | 2 ft | |
| 9 | SE (4 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 10 | E (7 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 11 | E (9 kph) | 2-3 ft | low |
| 12 | E (10 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 13 | E (10 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 14 | E (10 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 15 | E (12 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 16 | NE (15 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 17 | NE (17 kph) | 3 ft | high |
| 18 | NE (16 kph) | 3 ft |
| Time | Wind | Wave | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | NE (18 kph) | 4 ft | high |
| 6 | NE (20 kph) | 4 ft | |
| 7 | NE (22 kph) | 4 ft | |
| 8 | NE (24 kph) | 4 ft | |
| 9 | NE (25 kph) | 4 ft | |
| 10 | NE (26 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 11 | NE (27 kph) | 3 ft | low |
| 12 | NE (28 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 13 | NE (30 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 14 | NE (31 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 15 | NE (30 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 16 | NE (28 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 17 | NE (27 kph) | 3-4 ft | high |
| 18 | NE (28 kph) | 3-4 ft |
| Time | Wind | Wave | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | W (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 6 | W (7 kph) | 5 ft | high |
| 7 | W (6 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 8 | W (6 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 9 | SW (6 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 10 | S (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 11 | SE (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 12 | SE (9 kph) | 5 ft | low |
| 13 | SE (10 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 14 | S (11 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 15 | S (9 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 16 | S (8 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 17 | SW (6 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 18 | SW (5 kph) | 5 ft | high |
| Time | Wind | Wave | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | W (8 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 6 | NW (8 kph) | 5 ft | high |
| 7 | NW (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 8 | NW (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 9 | N (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 10 | NE (8 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 11 | E (8 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 12 | E (8 kph) | 5 ft | low |
| 13 | E (8 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 14 | E (8 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 15 | E (8 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 16 | SE (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 17 | SE (6 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 18 | S (9 kph) | 5 ft | high |
| Time | Wind | Wave | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | SW (16 kph) | 3-4 ft | |
| 6 | SW (14 kph) | 3-4 ft | high |
| 7 | SW (13 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 8 | SW (11 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 9 | SW (12 kph) | 3 ft | |
| 10 | SW (13 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 11 | SW (15 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 12 | SW (15 kph) | 2-3 ft | low |
| 13 | SW (15 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 14 | SW (16 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 15 | SW (16 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 16 | SW (16 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 17 | SW (15 kph) | 2-3 ft | |
| 18 | SW (16 kph) | 3 ft |
| Time | Wind | Wave | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | SW (23 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 6 | SW (20 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 7 | SW (16 kph) | 5 ft | high |
| 8 | S (13 kph) | 4-5 ft | |
| 9 | S (15 kph) | 4-5 ft | |
| 10 | S (18 kph) | 4-6 ft | |
| 11 | S (20 kph) | 6-7 ft | |
| 12 | S (22 kph) | 6-7 ft | |
| 13 | S (23 kph) | 6-7 ft | low |
| 14 | S (25 kph) | 6 ft | |
| 15 | S (24 kph) | 6 ft | |
| 16 | S (23 kph) | 6 ft | |
| 17 | SW (22 kph) | 7 ft | |
| 18 | SW (21 kph) | 7 ft |
| Time | Wind | Wave | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | SW (10 kph) | 6-7 ft | |
| 6 | SW (9 kph) | 6-7 ft | |
| 7 | SW (8 kph) | 7 ft | |
| 8 | SW (7 kph) | 7 ft | high |
| 9 | SW (7 kph) | 7 ft | |
| 10 | SW (8 kph) | 6-7 ft | |
| 11 | SW (8 kph) | 6-7 ft | |
| 12 | SW (9 kph) | 6-7 ft | |
| 13 | SW (10 kph) | 6-7 ft | low |
| 14 | SW (11 kph) | 6-7 ft | |
| 15 | SW (10 kph) | 6-7 ft | |
| 16 | SW (8 kph) | 5-6 ft | |
| 17 | W (7 kph) | 5-6 ft | |
| 18 | W (7 kph) | 5-6 ft |
| Time | Wind | Wave | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | W (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 6 | W (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 7 | SW (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 8 | SW (7 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 9 | N (11 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 10 | NE (13 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 11 | NE (15 kph) | 5 ft | high |
| 12 | NE (17 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 13 | NE (18 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 14 | E (20 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 15 | E (19 kph) | 5 ft | |
| 16 | E (18 kph) | 4-5 ft | |
| 17 | E (17 kph) | 4 ft | |
| 18 | NE (14 kph) | 4 ft | low |
Umhlanga Rocks is a popular tourist beach surrounded by upmarket restaurants and hotels. This is a beach break with some rocky sections depending on how much sand is around. It is less protected from the harbour mouth than spots further South so it gets a good amount of swell. It is also more exposed to the wind so can get lumpy before the other breaks further South.