Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 272 | 231 | 236 | 194 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 159 | 159 | 276 | 129 | 93 | 111 | 156 | 88 | 193 | 54 | 36 | 71 | 154 | 145 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:43AM1.94m | 6:03PM1.86m | 6:28AM1.77m | 6:50PM1.65m | 7:29AM1.58m | 7:59PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.27m | 00:15AM0.35m | 12:40PM0.49m | 1:06AM0.55m | 1:47PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 307 | 272 | 231 | 236 | 194 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 159 | 159 | 276 | 129 | 93 | 86 | 57 | 88 | 55 | 54 | 28 | 71 | 92 | 53 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | S 13 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 8 | N 7 | ESE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 1 | 34 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | NE 7 | — | SW 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | E 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 36 | 66 | 111 | 156 | 66 | 193 | 205 | 171 | 187 | 154 | 145 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 356 | 1079 | 1079 | 1221 | 1079 | 1027 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 429 | 1079 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 313 | 313 | 247 | 204 | 1193 | 152 | 118 | 0 |
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