Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 129 | 177 | 218 | 155 | 150 | 144 | 306 | 322 | 501 | 590 | 545 | 510 | 489 | 456 | 366 | 141 | 273 | 378 | 403 | 377 | 317 | 310 | 1288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:26PM2.06m | 5:43AM1.98m | 6:12PM2.01m | 6:27AM1.88m | 6:59PM1.91m | 7:12AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.10m | 11:34PM0.19m | 11:54AM0.15m | 00:20AM0.30m | 12:38PM0.24m | 1:08AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 128 | 96 | 89 | 218 | 155 | 70 | 144 | 306 | 322 | 501 | 590 | 545 | 510 | 489 | 456 | 366 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 106 | 101 | 128 | 219 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 129 | 177 | 59 | 57 | 150 | 10 | 64 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 50 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 4 | — | SSW 16 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 20 | 43 | 40 | 57 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 51 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 79 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 141 | 273 | 378 | 403 | 377 | 317 | 310 | 1288 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 643 | 354 | 233 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 356 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 313 | 371 | 756 | 591 | 354 | 295 | 204 | 204 | 204 |
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