Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 450 | 388 | 246 | 185 | 187 | 231 | 231 | 214 | 172 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.93m | 7:17AM1.75m | 7:47PM1.78m | 8:02AM1.59m | 8:43PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.25m | 1:17AM0.40m | 1:28PM0.38m | 2:01AM0.55m | 2:17PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 508 | 450 | 388 | 246 | 185 | 187 | 231 | 231 | 214 | 172 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 14 | 100 | 102 | 103 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 87 | 101 | 97 | 84 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 25 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 247 | 356 | 356 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 204 | 1029 | 204 | 118 | 0 |
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