Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 118 | 90 | 133 | 183 | 163 | 157 | 153 | 80 | 113 | 119 | 148 | 139 | 137 | 117 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:04AM1.63m | 2:21PM1.77m | 2:31AM1.82m | 2:46PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.62m | 8:10AM0.49m | 8:27PM0.43m | 8:35AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 147 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 118 | 88 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 80 | 113 | 119 | 148 | 139 | 137 | 117 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 18 | SSE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 133 | 183 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 13 | 63 | 48 | 117 | 102 | 95 | 97 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 | S 10 | S 17 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 90 | 6 | 23 | 163 | 157 | 153 | 48 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 16 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 295 | 148 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 204 | 591 | 204 | 204 | 152 |
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