Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1898 | 1575 | 932 | 792 | 683 | 673 | 673 | 966 | 811 | 564 | 556 | 386 | 368 | 300 | 304 | 304 | 391 | 309 | 417 | 460 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM2.06m | 3:53AM2.08m | 4:10PM2.18m | 4:19AM2.15m | 4:36PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.17m | 9:48PM0.17m | 9:58AM0.05m | 10:15PM0.08m | 10:24AM-0.02m | 10:42PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1898 | 1575 | 932 | 792 | 683 | 673 | 673 | 966 | 811 | 564 | 556 | 386 | 368 | 300 | 304 | 304 | 391 | 286 | 314 | 256 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 6 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 226 | 297 | 287 | 274 | 265 | 255 | 16 | — | — | 47 | 46 | 86 | 69 | 235 | 239 | 309 | 314 | — | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 82 | 22 | 129 | 126 | 163 | — | — | — | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | 36 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 27 | 55 | 60 | 95 | 127 | 126 | 108 | — | 17 | 15 | 417 | 460 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1040 | 1055 | 1222 | 1055 | 0 | 0 | 774 | 774 | 760 | 774 | 827 | 827 | 575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 429 |
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