Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 6PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 190 | 202 | 227 | 210 | 181 | 158 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 60 | 158 | 177 | 229 | 311 | 245 | 325 | 1810 | 2871 | 2982 | 1879 | 1350 | 1247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.96m | 2:21AM1.88m | 2:37PM2.05m | 2:53AM1.97m | 3:06PM2.09m | 3:22AM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.29m | 8:23AM0.24m | 8:46PM0.19m | 8:55AM0.17m | 9:16PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | 6:10 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 14 | ESE 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 128 | 227 | 210 | 181 | 158 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 60 | 80 | 86 | 88 | 66 | 66 | 46 | 32 | — | — | 107 | 125 | 1247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SE 12 | S 14 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 89 | 50 | 50 | 33 | — | 28 | 27 | 58 | 47 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 23 | 97 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 57 | 33 | 93 | — | — | 18 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 43 | 41 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 194 | 190 | 202 | 2 | 46 | 62 | 41 | 25 | 17 | 31 | 51 | 158 | 177 | 229 | 311 | 245 | 325 | 1810 | 2871 | 2982 | 1879 | 1350 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1193 | 1571 | 407 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 354 | 354 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 451 | 429 | 429 | 401 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 336 | 233 |
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