Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 405 | 340 | 340 | 289 | 289 | 243 | 238 | 232 | 186 | 181 | 147 | 144 | 140 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 80 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM2.01m | 6:36AM1.86m | 6:55PM1.83m | 7:04AM1.68m | 7:24PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.31m | 12:44PM0.31m | 1:04AM0.47m | 1:13PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 435 | 405 | 340 | 340 | 289 | 289 | 243 | 238 | 232 | 186 | 181 | 147 | 144 | 140 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 80 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | SW 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 17 | S 18 | SW 18 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 14 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | N 2 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 59 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 28 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 783 | 204 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 233 |
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