Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.42m | 10:21PM1.46m | 11:25AM1.35m | 00:33AM1.49m | 1:19PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.71m | 4:59AM0.80m | 5:49PM0.75m | 6:59AM0.70m | 7:30PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 21 | 83 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | E 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 37 | 54 | 67 | 61 | 57 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 152 | 118 | 638 | 204 | 152 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 572 | 572 | 628 | 440 | 313 | 247 | 204 | 148 | 313 | 2366 | 204 | 25 |
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