Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 288 | 235 | 231 | 226 | 201 | 149 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 137 | 193 | 297 | 322 | 311 | 286 | 276 | 183 | 431 | 911 | 1124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.53m | 2:33AM1.64m | 2:52PM1.73m | 3:01AM1.81m | 3:18PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.67m | 8:25PM0.62m | 8:41AM0.49m | 8:54PM0.45m | 9:08AM0.32m | 9:22PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 335 | 288 | 235 | 231 | 226 | 201 | 149 | 119 | 119 | 84 | 90 | 82 | 297 | 322 | 311 | 286 | 276 | 183 | 431 | 911 | 1124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 102 | 96 | 137 | 193 | 61 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 25 | 17 | 127 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 429 | 429 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 152 | 273 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 0 |
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