Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 545 | 510 | 501 | 383 | 205 | 273 | 272 | 442 | 595 | 529 | 394 | 328 | 1092 | 1042 | 976 | 847 | 730 | 677 | 581 | 495 | 412 | 404 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12PM2.01m | 6:27AM1.88m | 6:59PM1.91m | 7:12AM1.76m | 7:49PM1.80m | 8:02AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.30m | 12:38PM0.24m | 1:08AM0.43m | 1:24PM0.36m | 2:00AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 488 | 545 | 510 | 501 | 383 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 66 | 90 | 161 | 6 | 1042 | 976 | 847 | 730 | 677 | 581 | 495 | 412 | 404 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 32 | 33 | 32 | — | 21 | 51 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 50 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 16 | 205 | 273 | 272 | 442 | 595 | 529 | 394 | 328 | 1092 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 204 | 0 | 25 | 313 | 313 | 371 | 756 | 407 | 351 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 152 | 204 | 1055 | 1055 | 904 | 572 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 |
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