Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 360 | 360 | 367 | 426 | 610 | 630 | 575 | 742 | 1187 | 875 | 642 | 488 | 363 | 355 | 355 | 308 | 355 | 314 | 271 | 266 |
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-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.65m | 1:38AM1.66m | 1:59PM1.88m | 2:15AM1.85m | 2:33PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.56m | 7:41AM0.44m | 8:10PM0.36m | 8:18AM0.25m | 8:43PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 431 | 360 | 360 | 367 | 426 | 610 | 630 | 575 | 450 | 394 | 394 | 335 | 322 | 363 | 355 | 355 | 308 | 355 | 314 | 271 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 245 | 142 | 112 | 49 | 35 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | N 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 49 | 77 | 76 | 59 | 40 | 2 | 97 | 742 | 1187 | 875 | 642 | 488 | 324 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 24 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 313 | 336 | 320 | 313 | 0 | 313 | 313 | 429 | 450 | 1561 | 326 | 204 | 152 | 118 | 118 | 429 | 1029 | 356 | 356 | 233 |
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