Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 5 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 155 | 144 | 134 | 87 | 80 | 49 | 95 | 59 | 110 | 143 | 84 | 184 | 140 | 132 | 126 | 90 | 225 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:12PM2.14m | 3:23AM2.10m | 3:39PM2.27m | 3:51AM2.19m | 4:06PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.10m | 9:27AM0.02m | 9:46PM-0.00m | 9:54AM-0.06m | 10:14PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | S 13 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 155 | 144 | 134 | 87 | 80 | 49 | 95 | 59 | 38 | 37 | 74 | 87 | 136 | 130 | 126 | 90 | 59 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 163 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 54 | 51 | 140 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 7 | E 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 84 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 64 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 18 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 47 | 56 | 110 | 143 | 108 | 184 | — | 132 | 119 | — | 225 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 356 | 356 | 295 | 204 | 204 | 354 | 356 | 356 | 336 | 233 | 0 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 1193 | 1079 | 1079 | 783 |
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