Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 138 | 135 | 100 | 98 | 200 | 298 | 279 | 295 | 210 | 159 | 172 | 178 | 209 | 303 | 200 | 294 | 191 | 149 | 345 | 138 | 613 | 1601 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.24m | 3:23AM2.14m | 3:39PM2.30m | 3:55AM2.18m | 4:12PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.01m | 9:26AM-0.03m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 10:00AM-0.06m | 10:22PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | E 7 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 184 | 138 | 135 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 145 | 279 | 295 | 210 | 108 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 303 | 200 | 59 | 191 | 149 | 107 | 80 | 45 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 9 | NNE 7 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 110 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 81 | 146 | 25 | 59 | 57 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | — | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | — | 94 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 17 | — | — | 24 | 79 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | S 3 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 9 | ENE 7 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 103 | 168 | 176 | 175 | 200 | 298 | — | 2 | — | 159 | 172 | 178 | 209 | — | 59 | 294 | — | 119 | 345 | 138 | 613 | 1601 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 233 | 429 | 429 | 204 | 152 | 0 | 204 | 118 | 25 | 204 | 1221 | 273 | 0 | 152 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 1527 | 638 | 572 | 401 | 429 |
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