Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 847 | 743 | 647 | 521 | 515 | 423 | 366 | 308 | 241 | 304 | 373 | 390 | 449 | 575 | 665 | 693 | 652 | 641 | 614 | 601 | 533 | 533 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:50AM1.96m | 6:10PM1.92m | 6:27AM1.77m | 6:50PM1.68m | 7:14AM1.55m | 7:49PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.21m | 00:21AM0.35m | 12:39PM0.44m | 1:04AM0.57m | 1:32PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 847 | 743 | 647 | 521 | 515 | 423 | 366 | 193 | 241 | 304 | 373 | 390 | 449 | 100 | 665 | 693 | 652 | 641 | 614 | 601 | 533 | 533 | 541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 149 | 143 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 308 | 227 | 176 | 186 | 169 | 135 | 3 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 5 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 158 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 575 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 233 | 1040 | 1055 | 1186 | 1055 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1146 | 1029 | 429 | 450 | 429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 450 | 356 | 356 | 0 |
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