Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 355 | 361 | 717 | 1178 | 1398 | 1310 | 1087 | 905 | 747 | 609 | 591 | 480 | 444 | 430 | 565 | 599 | 555 | 518 | 420 | 409 | 333 | 216 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.46m | 00:33AM1.65m | 1:11PM1.57m | 1:45AM1.76m | 2:16PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.68m | 5:58PM0.62m | 6:57AM0.59m | 7:19PM0.51m | 8:03AM0.44m | 8:23PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 377 | 355 | 361 | 717 | 1178 | 1398 | 1310 | 1087 | 905 | 747 | 609 | 591 | 480 | 444 | 430 | 565 | 599 | 555 | 518 | 420 | 409 | 333 | 216 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | — | N 6 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 102 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 66 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 756 | 756 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 152 | 118 | 152 | 152 | 204 | 0 | 118 | 152 | 118 | 0 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 118 | 118 |
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