Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 4PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2147 | 2010 | 2192 | 2203 | 2018 | 1852 | 1532 | 1426 | 1328 | 1137 | 942 | 891 | 688 | 673 | 673 | 575 | 548 | 591 | 591 | 629 | 716 | 836 | 820 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:48PM2.14m | 4:02AM2.12m | 4:24PM2.25m | 4:36AM2.18m | 4:57PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.11m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:30PM0.03m | 10:42AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 25 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 44 | 238 | 73 | 149 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 1328 | 1137 | 942 | 891 | 688 | 57 | 94 | 575 | 548 | 591 | 591 | 629 | 716 | 836 | 820 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 24 | S 16 | S 16 | S 22 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | E 11 | SSW 22 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 22 |
| kJ | 70 | 121 | 113 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 59 | 39 | 50 | 90 | 62 | 39 | 75 | 63 | 31 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | E 11 | S 23 | S 18 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 16 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 44 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2147 | 2010 | 2192 | 2203 | 2018 | 1852 | 1532 | 1426 | — | — | — | — | — | 673 | 673 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 407 | 407 | 1233 | 1233 | 380 | 273 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 204 | 1186 | 356 | 233 | 204 | 118 | 118 | 152 | 152 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 118 |
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