Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 157 | 153 | 144 | 106 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 137 | 134 | 99 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 127 | 163 | 155 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.77m | 2:31AM1.82m | 2:46PM1.97m | 2:57AM1.98m | 3:12PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.43m | 8:35AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.25m | 9:00AM0.15m | 9:19PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 66 | 67 | 112 | 116 | 106 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 137 | 134 | 99 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 58 | 163 | 155 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 66 | 68 | 80 | 17 | 48 | 46 | 102 | 95 | 97 | 18 | 87 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 127 | 55 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 | NE 5 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 157 | 153 | 144 | 48 | 18 | 117 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 95 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 16 | 23 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 42 | 34 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 17 | 24 | 34 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 204 | 492 | 204 | 152 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 356 |
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