Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 476 | 524 | 573 | 734 | 1106 | 1155 | 1090 | 1090 | 980 | 896 | 935 | 799 | 776 | 494 | 492 | 508 | 521 | 340 | 327 | 273 | 268 | 297 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:47PM2.02m | 5:57AM1.90m | 6:11PM1.85m | 6:22AM1.72m | 6:36PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.13m | 11:55PM0.24m | 12:04PM0.30m | 00:19AM0.40m | 12:29PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 443 | 476 | 524 | 573 | 734 | 11 | 1155 | 1090 | 1090 | 980 | 896 | 9 | 9 | 776 | 494 | 492 | 443 | 400 | 340 | 327 | 273 | 268 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | NNE 6 | SW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 37 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 60 | 82 | 90 | 59 | 1106 | — | — | — | 103 | 119 | 935 | 799 | — | 55 | 292 | 508 | 521 | 330 | 211 | 206 | 203 | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 295 | 247 | 756 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1186 | 1186 | 1233 | 1153 | 1147 | 313 | 313 | 295 | 351 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 152 |
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