Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 103 | 102 | 130 | 189 | 153 | 146 | 119 | 205 | 244 | 234 | 192 | 155 | 125 | 122 | 157 | 202 | 202 | 164 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.66m | 6:26AM1.55m | 6:39PM1.48m | 7:08AM1.37m | 7:29PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.55m | 12:33PM0.67m | 00:55AM0.73m | 1:18PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 103 | 45 | 130 | 189 | 153 | 146 | 119 | 205 | 244 | 234 | 192 | 155 | 125 | 122 | 157 | 202 | 202 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 102 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 42 | 28 | 25 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 53 | 59 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 39 | 59 | 73 | 37 | 24 | — | 12 | 93 | 119 | 73 | — | 26 | 25 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 313 | 429 | 204 | 152 | 204 | 354 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 0 |
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