Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1202 | 1079 | 951 | 800 | 688 | 372 | 372 | 325 | 354 | 388 | 363 | 405 | 432 | 663 | 716 | 666 | 616 | 603 | 628 | 647 | 659 | 659 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:24PM2.25m | 4:36AM2.18m | 4:57PM2.29m | 5:08AM2.17m | 5:29PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:30PM0.03m | 10:42AM-0.07m | 11:04PM0.03m | 11:14AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1202 | 1079 | 951 | 800 | 688 | 372 | 372 | 325 | 354 | 388 | 363 | 405 | 432 | 663 | 716 | 666 | 616 | 603 | 628 | 647 | 659 | 659 | 669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 18 | S 22 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 82 | 211 | 174 | 150 | 90 | 125 | 76 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | SSW 13 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 39 | 94 | 90 | 64 | 39 | 75 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 339 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 152 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 152 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 152 | 1040 | 1044 | 247 | 148 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 339 | 148 |
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