
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 6 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
236 | 275 | 268 | 200 | 101 | 142 | 151 | 139 | 158 | 253 | 270 | 203 | 332 | 690 | 892 | 1035 | 982 | 972 | 861 | 712 | 618 | 461 | 406 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.57m | 7:13AM1.50m | 7:28PM1.44m | 8:26AM1.41m | 8:55PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.63m | 00:54AM0.62m | 1:21PM0.77m | 1:52AM0.74m | 2:43PM0.87m | 3:24AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | 6:17 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 12 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
236 | 275 | 268 | 200 | 29 | 142 | 66 | 139 | 36 | 60 | 270 | 203 | 172 | 120 | 103 | 115 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 66 | 461 | 406 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
70 | — | 8 | 17 | 98 | 27 | 27 | 89 | 61 | 4 | 59 | 15 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 23 | 107 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | S 10 | — | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | SSW 16 |
33 | — | — | 26 | 30 | — | 38 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | N 4 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — |
197 | 176 | 151 | 156 | 101 | 132 | 151 | 12 | 158 | 253 | — | 85 | 332 | 690 | 892 | 1035 | 982 | 972 | 861 | 712 | 618 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 356 | 356 | 429 | 356 | 313 | 313 | 233 | 148 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 313 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 492 | 1431 | 682 | 152 | 204 | 118 | 118 |
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