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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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Sodwana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sodwana sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sodwana today?
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
161 | 158 | 123 | 123 | 92 | 92 | 129 | 121 | 115 | 113 | 109 | 102 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 119 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 77 | 75 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:37PM1.55m | 10:08AM1.41m | 11:08PM1.56m | 11:38AM1.45m | 00:18AM1.64m | 12:44PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.64m | 3:58AM0.78m | 4:24PM0.69m | 5:31AM0.75m | 5:46PM0.65m | 6:38AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 |
23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
161 | 158 | 123 | 123 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 68 | 66 | 41 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 119 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 77 | 75 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
80 | 52 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 129 | 121 | 115 | 113 | 109 | 102 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
42 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 59 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | 14 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 354 | 233 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 118 | 356 | 356 | 204 | 118 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 356 |
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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