Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 972 | 799 | 466 | 386 | 377 | 300 | 295 | 235 | 326 | 366 | 314 | 506 | 533 | 646 | 600 | 535 | 463 | 390 | 510 | 421 | 413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10PM2.18m | 4:19AM2.15m | 4:36PM2.26m | 4:46AM2.18m | 5:03PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.05m | 10:15PM0.08m | 10:24AM-0.02m | 10:42PM0.03m | 10:51AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 972 | 799 | 466 | 386 | 377 | 300 | 295 | 197 | 326 | 366 | 273 | 256 | 533 | 646 | 600 | 535 | 463 | 390 | 42 | 421 | 413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 15 | 47 | 46 | 86 | 129 | 235 | 239 | 309 | 314 | — | 190 | 187 | 141 | 103 | 71 | 67 | 20 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | SSE 15 | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 47 | — | 14 | 38 | 126 | 163 | — | — | — | 97 | — | 21 | — | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 31 | 10 | 44 | 94 | 113 | 147 | 157 | 117 | — | 28 | 14 | 506 | 37 | 75 | 88 | 92 | 98 | 77 | 510 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 784 | 918 | 827 | 860 | 575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 313 | 206 | 148 | 152 | 204 | 591 | 354 | 204 |
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