Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 416 | 361 | 314 | 272 | 272 | 232 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 643 | 1776 | 2750 | 3536 | 3712 | 2265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.46m | 10:02AM1.32m | 11:03PM1.36m | 12:06PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.71m | 3:52AM0.82m | 4:22PM0.83m | 5:42AM0.86m | 6:20PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 416 | 416 | 361 | 314 | 272 | 272 | 232 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 134 | 132 | 65 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | — | E 9 | — | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 78 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 71 | 64 | 130 | — | 6 | — | 45 | 42 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 4 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 59 | 82 | 90 | 99 | 94 | 143 | 108 | 41 | 643 | 1776 | 2750 | 3536 | 3712 | 2265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 429 | 313 | 0 | 313 | 233 | 204 | 429 | 204 | 148 | 118 | 0 | 313 | 313 | 429 | 756 | 1040 | 407 | 295 |
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