Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1066 | 951 | 786 | 708 | 637 | 635 | 637 | 504 | 512 | 452 | 400 | 333 | 279 | 268 | 211 | 202 | 204 | 292 | 339 | 394 | 313 | 515 | 895 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.90m | 6:11PM1.85m | 6:22AM1.72m | 6:36PM1.65m | 6:48AM1.53m | 7:03PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.30m | 00:19AM0.40m | 12:29PM0.48m | 00:45AM0.59m | 12:56PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1066 | 951 | 786 | 708 | 637 | 635 | 637 | 504 | 512 | 452 | 400 | 333 | 279 | 268 | 211 | 202 | 160 | 292 | 339 | 394 | 313 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 115 | 84 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 12 | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | ENE 5 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 15 | — | 9 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 127 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 115 | 263 | 319 | 226 | 176 | 236 | 247 | 178 | 135 | 204 | — | — | — | — | 515 | 895 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 204 | 1079 | 204 | 1079 | 783 | 313 | 313 | 204 | 313 | 429 | 682 | 204 | 152 | 429 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 354 |
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