Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sodwana today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (06 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 6							Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	412	328	275	275	229	196	138	133	104	102	104	102	79	79	77	79	101	133	128	112	112	112	107	99
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:13AM1.76m				7:44PM1.81m				7:57AM1.65m					8:34PM1.73m				8:54AM1.54m				9:39PM1.65m
Low Tide				1:24PM0.38m				1:56AM0.53m					2:09PM0.48m				2:51AM0.61m				3:07PM0.57m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	21	23	21	21	21	21	20	19	22	23	20	21	21	20	19	18	21	23	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	19	18	19	19	18	19	20	20	20	18	20	20	18	19	20	19	19	17	19	20	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	NE 5	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	412	328	275	275	229	196	138	133	104	35	104	102	79	79	77	79	101	133	128	112	112	112	107	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	55	53	53	34	34	34	33	33	33	102	19	19	19	17	16	76	74	55	42	54	54	42	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 11	NE 6	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 15	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	3	11	11	3	10	6	6	6	6	33	7	2	2	9	11	16	15	16	17	17	16	4	14	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	N 3	—	—	NNW 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4
kJ	2	3	3	10	16	24	34	43	47	—	28	25	23	23	23	3	—	—	4	10	11	11	6	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	247	356	352	313	313	0	0	0	247	356	352	313	0	0	0	0	204	356	313	247	233	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2	1		1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	8	9	9	9	9

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