
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
676 | 598 | 502 | 502 | 416 | 416 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 301 | 301 | 288 | 245 | 240 | 231 | 235 | 196 | 196 | 160 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM2.18m | 5:31AM2.08m | 5:57PM2.15m | 6:07AM2.01m | 6:34PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.02m | 11:25PM0.12m | 11:39AM0.03m | 00:04AM0.19m | 12:16PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
676 | 598 | 502 | 502 | 416 | 416 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 301 | 301 | 288 | 245 | 240 | 231 | 235 | 196 | 196 | 160 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 |
12 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 47 | 30 | 45 | 68 | 146 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 16 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | 21 | 41 | 40 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 41 | 32 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 118 | 118 | 204 | 354 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 233 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 118 | 148 | 313 | 354 | 0 | 0 |
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