Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 657 | 669 | 694 | 778 | 778 | 763 | 647 | 533 | 523 | 512 | 445 | 435 | 355 | 340 | 333 | 289 | 283 | 238 | 238 | 225 | 186 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:59PM2.16m | 6:07AM2.00m | 6:27PM2.01m | 6:36AM1.86m | 6:55PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.02m | 00:06AM0.18m | 12:15PM0.15m | 00:35AM0.31m | 12:44PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 657 | 657 | 669 | 694 | 778 | 778 | 763 | 647 | 533 | 523 | 512 | 445 | 435 | 355 | 340 | 333 | 289 | 283 | 238 | 238 | 225 | 186 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 17 | S 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 118 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 204 | 204 | 118 | 0 |
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