Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 555 | 573 | 703 | 170 | 500 | 490 | 763 | 1321 | 872 | 872 | 743 | 647 | 521 | 503 | 423 | 366 | 308 | 241 | 298 | 304 | 326 | 326 | 367 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18AM2.11m | 5:36PM2.12m | 5:50AM1.96m | 6:10PM1.92m | 6:27AM1.77m | 6:50PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.03m | 11:25AM0.05m | 11:46PM0.16m | 11:59AM0.21m | 00:21AM0.35m | 12:39PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 21 | 168 | 20 | 19 | 71 | 960 | 872 | 872 | 743 | 647 | 521 | 503 | 423 | 151 | 191 | 241 | 298 | 304 | 326 | 326 | 367 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | E 8 | — | SSE 16 | S 19 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 21 | — | 25 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 145 | 143 | 125 | 125 | 366 | 308 | 227 | 176 | 169 | 137 | 107 | 100 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SW 14 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 555 | 573 | 703 | 170 | 500 | 490 | 763 | 1321 | 161 | 181 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 204 | 313 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 233 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 1040 | 1055 | 1186 | 1186 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1029 | 774 | 429 | 0 |
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