Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 4PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 515 | 393 | 310 | 142 | 245 | 372 | 398 | 461 | 461 | 411 | 339 | 356 | 356 | 307 | 288 | 288 | 253 | 226 | 211 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:47PM2.20m | 5:04AM2.08m | 5:23PM2.06m | 5:43AM1.94m | 6:03PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM-0.02m | 10:57PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.10m | 11:34PM0.18m | 11:53AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 121 | 71 | 372 | 398 | 461 | 461 | 411 | 339 | 356 | 356 | 307 | 288 | 288 | 253 | 226 | 211 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SW 10 | S 21 | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 38 | 4 | 9 | — | 39 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 5 | — | — | S 12 | — | S 22 | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 669 | 515 | 393 | 310 | 142 | 245 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 52 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 18 | 42 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 273 | 827 | 204 | 356 | 295 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 1233 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 1040 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 |
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