Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2050 | 2527 | 2935 | 2802 | 2526 | 2657 | 2307 | 2848 | 2153 | 1686 | 1421 | 1212 | 990 | 753 | 724 | 557 | 546 | 551 | 573 | 494 | 433 | 388 | 246 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40AM2.05m | 6:01PM2.11m | 6:10AM1.99m | 6:32PM2.04m | 6:41AM1.89m | 7:06PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.17m | 11:48AM0.09m | 00:07AM0.21m | 12:17PM0.15m | 00:40AM0.29m | 12:50PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1594 | 2122 | 2253 | 2119 | 2152 | — | 2307 | 2491 | 2153 | 1686 | 1421 | 1212 | 990 | 753 | 724 | 557 | 546 | 551 | 573 | 494 | 433 | 388 | 246 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 14 | S 17 | S 13 | S 18 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 100 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 14 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2050 | 2527 | 2935 | 2802 | 2526 | 2657 | — | 2848 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 320 | 313 | 354 | 450 | 450 | 320 | 313 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 118 | 356 | 356 | 204 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 0 |
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