Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s 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 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 96 | 137 | 193 | 315 | 322 | 311 | 286 | 276 | 361 | 550 | 952 | 2174 | 2715 | 2564 | 2013 | 1258 | 1014 | 714 | 595 | 499 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.73m | 3:01AM1.81m | 3:18PM1.91m | 3:27AM1.96m | 3:44PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.49m | 8:54PM0.45m | 9:08AM0.32m | 9:22PM0.29m | 9:33AM0.17m | 9:48PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 119 | 84 | 90 | 82 | 315 | 322 | 311 | 286 | 276 | 361 | 550 | 952 | 2174 | 2715 | 2564 | 2013 | 1258 | 1014 | 714 | 595 | 499 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 102 | 96 | 137 | 193 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 14 | 15 | 7 | 64 | 226 | 290 | 287 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 24 | 22 | 13 | — | 2 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 32 | — | — | 24 | 66 | 24 | 117 | 131 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 429 | 152 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 204 | 1517 | 233 | 204 | 204 | 247 | 356 | 1040 | 1040 | 1040 | 1040 | 774 |
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