Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 643 | 604 | 572 | 556 | 472 | 404 | 209 | 160 | 121 | 160 | 181 | 200 | 200 | 176 | 160 | 146 | 212 | 471 | 515 | 515 | 491 | 508 | 519 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.73m | 2:42AM1.89m | 3:08PM1.90m | 3:30AM2.00m | 3:55PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.44m | 8:23PM0.36m | 8:55AM0.29m | 9:16PM0.23m | 9:40AM0.16m | 10:02PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 609 | 643 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 404 | 209 | 73 | 102 | 160 | 181 | 200 | 200 | 176 | 160 | 146 | 212 | 471 | 515 | 515 | 491 | 508 | 519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 160 | 121 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 87 | 87 | 110 | 105 | 80 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 32 | 31 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 604 | 572 | 556 | 472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 204 | 204 | 356 | 233 | 233 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 356 | 904 | 356 | 247 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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