Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 268 | 432 | 362 | 273 | 267 | 293 | 293 | 367 | 357 | 359 | 269 | 269 | 230 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 199 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.20m | 4:38AM2.10m | 4:51PM2.11m | 5:04AM2.01m | 5:16PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:43AM0.07m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:09AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 184 | 268 | 14 | 362 | 273 | 267 | 293 | 293 | 367 | 357 | 359 | 269 | 269 | 230 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 199 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 7 | NE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 14 | S 10 | S 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 4 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 174 | 20 | 432 | 24 | 56 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 24 | 17 | 41 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 429 | 429 | 247 | 148 | 0 | 152 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 152 | 118 | 0 | 356 | 429 | 356 | 204 | 0 |
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