Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 2AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 123 | 255 | 404 | 427 | 617 | 642 | 1081 | 1037 | 832 | 815 | 750 | 686 | 691 | 613 | 635 | 1088 | 1138 | 1337 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.82m | 3:47AM1.90m | 4:07PM1.94m | 4:16AM1.99m | 4:35PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.35m | 9:56AM0.24m | 10:10PM0.26m | 10:24AM0.15m | 10:39PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 123 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 138 | 135 | 106 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 61 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 22 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 90 | 86 | 82 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 7 | 17 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 87 | 255 | 404 | 427 | 617 | 642 | 1081 | 1037 | 832 | 815 | 750 | 686 | 691 | 613 | 635 | 1088 | 1138 | 1337 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1233 | 455 | 450 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 313 | 273 | 354 | 429 | 450 | 756 | 756 | 591 | 572 |
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