Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 63 | 48 | 222 | 636 | 664 | 368 | 230 | 171 | 137 | 273 | 333 | 254 | 356 | 272 | 84 | 67 | 116 | 114 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.49m | 8:00PM1.44m | 8:19AM1.30m | 9:15PM1.26m | 11:25AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.70m | 2:16AM0.82m | 2:39PM0.89m | 4:18AM0.97m | 6:08PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 61 | 66 | 31 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 171 | 124 | 100 | 79 | 64 | 356 | 272 | 84 | 67 | 116 | 114 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 63 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 137 | 273 | 333 | 254 | 19 | 19 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | S 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 50 | 48 | — | 24 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 53 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 19 | — | — | 18 | 46 | 25 | 20 | 47 | 44 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | S 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 16 |
| kJ | 83 | — | 11 | 222 | 636 | 664 | 368 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 597 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 25 | 313 | 682 | 682 | 204 | 152 | 204 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 233 | 1193 | 1186 | 1027 |
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