Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 385 | 433 | 433 | 415 | 415 | 400 | 441 | 360 | 360 | 418 | 426 | 499 | 573 | 557 | 619 | 1082 | 939 | 692 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.45m | 1:17PM1.65m | 1:38AM1.66m | 1:59PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.78m | 6:53AM0.66m | 7:31PM0.56m | 7:41AM0.44m | 8:10PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 385 | 433 | 433 | 415 | 415 | 400 | 441 | 360 | 360 | 418 | 426 | 499 | 573 | 557 | 450 | 394 | 394 | 326 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 7 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 51 | 39 | 18 | 115 | 619 | 1082 | 939 | 692 | 475 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 313 | 314 | 247 | 204 | 0 | 313 | 313 | 354 | 633 | 407 | 336 | 152 |
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