Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 74 | 74 | 94 | 68 | 107 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 110 | 175 | 151 | 217 | 270 | 186 | 116 | 71 | 240 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.13m | 6:12AM1.96m | 6:33PM1.96m | 6:45AM1.79m | 7:10PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:20PM0.19m | 00:43AM0.35m | 12:56PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 74 | 74 | 94 | 68 | 107 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 92 | 43 | 270 | 186 | 116 | 25 | 38 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 49 | 94 | 151 | 217 | 50 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 63 | 49 | 71 | 74 | 93 | 90 | 102 | 110 | 175 | 144 | 119 | 135 | 127 | 165 | 163 | 240 | 265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 233 | 247 | 233 | 233 | 204 | 204 | 1233 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 233 | 313 | 295 | 313 | 1221 | 682 | 295 | 204 |
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