Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sodwana today (09 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (09 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 9							Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Fri 12
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	289	265	227	227	242	181	177	143	135	135	108	106	137	134	106	143	135	154	113	116	116	84	84	62
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E	NNE	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:00AM1.47m				10:48PM1.63m					11:21AM1.50m				00:00AM1.72m				12:31PM1.59m				1:01AM1.83m
Low Tide					4:13PM0.64m					5:13AM0.67m				5:28PM0.59m				6:23AM0.56m				6:36PM0.49m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33
	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	21	23	22	22	21	20	20	20	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	22	24	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	19	18	20	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	18	20	21	20	20	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	289	265	227	227	242	181	177	143	135	135	108	106	137	134	106	143	135	154	113	116	116	84	84	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 6	S 6	SE 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	5	5	5	4	4	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	16	10	13	11	10	24	42	38	35	32	15	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	S 9	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 7	—	S 15	SE 15	S 15	S 15	S 13	S 13	S 6	S 16	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14
kJ	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	—	4	9	4	4	3	3	10	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 2	S 3	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5
kJ	—	—	1	3	2	6	7	9	8	8	11	21	37	—	—	—	—	—	1	13	30	45	91	131
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	204	204	429	204	152	118	152	152	152	152	356	356	204	0	0	0	0	247	247	313	313	247	233
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Siyayi	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	1	1			1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	9	9	9	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	5

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