Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 52 | 55 | 44 | 270 | 466 | 390 | 410 | 477 | 614 | 568 | 621 | 601 | 960 | 1047 | 1076 | 976 | 873 | 776 | 896 | 786 | 701 | 612 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:22PM2.17m | 5:32AM2.04m | 5:47PM2.02m | 5:57AM1.90m | 6:11PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.01m | 11:29PM0.11m | 11:38AM0.13m | 11:55PM0.24m | 12:04PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 52 | 55 | 44 | 16 | 60 | 153 | 410 | 477 | 614 | 568 | 621 | 601 | 11 | 1047 | 1076 | 976 | 873 | 776 | 9 | 9 | 701 | 612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 270 | 466 | 390 | 123 | 104 | 98 | 34 | 64 | 69 | 960 | — | — | 45 | 82 | — | 896 | 786 | — | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1040 | 904 | 904 | 911 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 313 | 247 | 233 | 247 | 233 | 204 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 148 | 356 | 1193 | 1233 | 1153 | 1146 |
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