Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 242 | 313 | 599 | 492 | 380 | 282 | 196 | 185 | 184 | 138 | 135 | 98 | 248 | 293 | 284 | 331 | 262 | 183 | 123 | 160 | 199 | 101 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22AM1.91m | 2:37PM2.13m | 2:52AM2.05m | 3:07PM2.24m | 3:23AM2.14m | 3:39PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.20m | 8:47PM0.12m | 8:54AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.01m | 9:26AM-0.03m | 9:50PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 301 | 242 | 173 | 599 | 492 | 380 | 282 | 196 | 185 | 184 | 138 | 135 | 98 | 73 | 71 | 284 | 331 | 262 | 183 | 123 | 160 | 62 | 101 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 200 | 313 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 68 | 56 | 91 | 3 | 44 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 13 | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 73 | 19 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 56 | 76 | 89 | 110 | 160 | 189 | 248 | 293 | — | 2 | 9 | 46 | 94 | 59 | 199 | 38 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 339 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 295 | 247 | 1029 | 204 | 0 | 28 | 313 | 152 | 313 | 204 | 2366 | 407 | 295 | 152 |
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