Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 2PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2009 | 1858 | 2273 | 2289 | 2415 | 2046 | 1820 | 1706 | 1666 | 1464 | 1368 | 1402 | 1310 | 1310 | 1670 | 1739 | 1945 | 2303 | 1738 | 1565 | 1699 | 1968 | 1803 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.10m | 5:12AM2.07m | 5:32PM2.12m | 5:40AM2.05m | 6:01PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.09m | 11:08PM0.17m | 11:19AM0.07m | 11:37PM0.17m | 11:48AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | 69 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1376 | 1434 | 1945 | 2303 | 1738 | 1565 | 1412 | 1968 | 1803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2009 | 1858 | 2273 | 2289 | 2415 | 2046 | 1820 | 1706 | 1666 | 1464 | 1368 | 1402 | 1310 | 1310 | 1670 | 1739 | — | — | — | — | 1699 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 401 | 407 | 1193 | 1224 | 1233 | 354 | 351 | 339 | 313 | 295 | 354 | 455 | 483 | 351 | 273 | 152 | 233 | 152 | 336 | 450 | 401 | 233 | 0 |
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