Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 116 | 113 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 57 | 114 | 94 | 293 | 1003 | 1982 | 3339 | 3648 | 3419 | 2655 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.35m | 00:33AM1.49m | 1:19PM1.50m | 1:53AM1.66m | 2:23PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.80m | 5:49PM0.75m | 6:59AM0.70m | 7:30PM0.60m | 8:07AM0.49m | 8:30PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 116 | 113 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 57 | 114 | 94 | 90 | 76 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | E 9 | NNE 5 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 99 | 23 | 97 | 28 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 7 | SSW 17 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 38 | 70 | 103 | 102 | 129 | — | 33 | 293 | 1003 | 1982 | 3339 | 3648 | 3419 | 2655 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 356 | 572 | 572 | 492 | 352 | 313 | 233 | 233 | 204 | 313 | 204 | 1146 | 25 | 1079 | 313 | 313 | 429 | 682 | 450 | 450 | 591 |
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