Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 98 | 224 | 165 | 159 | 123 | 98 | 129 | 177 | 218 | 155 | 150 | 144 | 236 | 322 | 501 | 488 | 545 | 510 | 501 | 456 | 366 | 188 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.07m | 5:00AM2.06m | 5:26PM2.06m | 5:43AM1.98m | 6:12PM2.01m | 6:27AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.13m | 11:10AM0.10m | 11:34PM0.19m | 11:54AM0.15m | 00:20AM0.30m | 12:38PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 90 | 98 | 224 | 165 | 159 | 123 | 98 | 96 | 177 | 218 | 155 | 150 | 144 | 71 | 322 | 501 | 488 | 545 | 510 | 501 | 456 | 366 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 11 | NE 4 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 88 | 1 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 65 | 25 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 236 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 50 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 4 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | — | SE 11 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 93 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 84 | 129 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 37 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | E 4 | — | E 8 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 33 | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | 29 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 23 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 49 | — | 2 | 19 | 188 | 301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 452 | 356 | 247 | 204 | 0 | 204 | 204 | 247 | 1040 | 313 | 233 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 204 | 204 |
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