Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 6AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 490 | 580 | 550 | 509 | 390 | 368 | 257 | 186 | 127 | 122 | 112 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 98 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 65 | 45 | 47 | 63 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.43m | 11:02PM1.54m | 11:36AM1.41m | 00:15AM1.54m | 12:49PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.74m | 4:27PM0.70m | 5:27AM0.75m | 5:45PM0.72m | 6:37AM0.70m | 6:54PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 82 | 79 | 550 | 509 | 390 | 368 | 257 | 186 | 127 | 97 | 100 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 98 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 57 | 45 | 47 | 63 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 490 | 580 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 28 | 122 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 48 | 11 | 46 | 70 | 65 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 12 | E 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 99 | 79 | 78 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 112 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 8 | 47 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 23 | 42 | 34 | 131 | 116 | 48 | 42 | 51 | 80 | 30 | 53 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 14 | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 204 | 204 | 148 | 356 | 352 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 918 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 0 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 247 |
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