Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 4AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | ENE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 188 | 152 | 153 | 157 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 224 | 216 | 112 | 253 | 273 | 136 | 940 | 2362 | 2391 | 1628 | 1238 | 1013 | 901 | 685 | 531 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.37m | 7:29PM1.30m | 9:06AM1.23m | 10:46PM1.22m | 12:12PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.73m | 1:18PM0.87m | 2:08AM0.90m | 3:56PM1.00m | 5:28AM0.91m | 6:30PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 229 | 188 | 152 | 153 | 157 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 224 | 216 | 112 | 66 | 66 | 136 | 68 | 112 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 531 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 14 | 52 | 32 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 42 | 55 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 31 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 4 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 37 | 69 | — | — | 25 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 176 | 183 | 253 | 273 | 24 | 940 | 2362 | 2391 | 1628 | 1238 | 1013 | 901 | 685 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 1029 | 356 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 204 | 1193 | 1193 | 785 | 313 | 354 | 354 | 351 | 205 | 204 | 356 | 247 | 755 |
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