Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 364 | 313 | 264 | 264 | 230 | 235 | 235 | 199 | 199 | 356 | 355 | 201 | 165 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 97 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51PM2.11m | 5:04AM2.01m | 5:16PM1.98m | 5:29AM1.88m | 5:41PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:09AM0.18m | 11:24PM0.24m | 11:36AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 318 | 364 | 313 | 264 | 264 | 230 | 235 | 235 | 199 | 199 | 356 | 355 | 201 | 165 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 68 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 15 | 41 | 28 | 61 | 66 | 77 | 81 | 87 | 65 | 97 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 152 | 152 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 206 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 354 | 429 | 204 | 148 | 0 |
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