Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 581 | 480 | 444 | 430 | 565 | 599 | 555 | 521 | 493 | 407 | 403 | 322 | 203 | 157 | 134 | 198 | 198 | 186 | 179 | 181 | 186 | 173 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:11PM1.57m | 1:45AM1.76m | 2:16PM1.73m | 2:42AM1.89m | 3:08PM1.90m | 3:30AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.51m | 8:03AM0.44m | 8:23PM0.36m | 8:55AM0.29m | 9:16PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 609 | 581 | 480 | 444 | 430 | 565 | 599 | 555 | 521 | 493 | 407 | 403 | 322 | 203 | 157 | 134 | 198 | 198 | 186 | 179 | 181 | 186 | 173 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 42 | 93 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 56 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NNE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 102 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 152 | 204 | 152 | 25 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 204 | 204 | 356 | 233 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 233 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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