Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 161 | 136 | 140 | 143 | 143 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 113 | 115 | 133 | 183 | 163 | 157 | 51 | 144 | 84 | 183 | 171 | 168 | 139 | 134 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.43m | 1:55PM1.56m | 2:04AM1.63m | 2:21PM1.77m | 2:31AM1.82m | 2:46PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.69m | 8:00PM0.62m | 8:10AM0.49m | 8:27PM0.43m | 8:35AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 191 | 161 | 136 | 140 | 143 | 143 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 113 | 115 | 88 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 35 | 66 | 39 | 183 | 171 | 168 | 139 | 134 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 90 | 133 | 183 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 73 | 84 | 38 | 22 | 102 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 | S 4 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 163 | 157 | 49 | 144 | 64 | 121 | 117 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 36 | 38 | 51 | 36 | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 23 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 233 | 204 | 204 | 1186 | 356 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 356 | 401 | 148 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 |
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