
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lwandile today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lwandile at 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lwandile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
411 | 413 | 282 | 219 | 172 | 160 | 132 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 90 | 227 | 186 | 173 | 97 | 148 | 182 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:35AM0.99m | 1:24PM1.08m | 1:26AM1.14m | 1:53PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.79m | 7:03AM0.66m | 7:27PM0.64m | 7:38AM0.50m | 7:57PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 |
223 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 160 | 160 | 132 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 9 | 81 | 51 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
411 | 413 | 282 | 219 | 172 | 111 | 101 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 81 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 82 | 9 | 16 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | SW 13 |
— | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 60 | 56 | 121 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 227 | 186 | 173 | 97 | 148 | 182 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 964 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 283 | 466 | 283 | 255 | 64 |
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