Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.59m | 8:43PM1.60m | 9:12AM1.42m | 10:21PM1.46m | 11:25AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.55m | 2:17PM0.55m | 3:06AM0.72m | 3:36PM0.71m | 4:59AM0.80m | 5:49PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 150 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 83 | 93 | 64 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 148 | 118 | 0 | 204 | 152 | 152 | 204 | 354 | 204 | 152 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 572 | 591 | 356 | 0 |
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