Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 91 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 112 | 104 | 99 | 96 | 74 | 96 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 212 | 331 | 366 | 339 | 345 | 859 | 1222 | 1434 | 1310 | 1087 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.54m | 9:39PM1.65m | 10:10AM1.46m | 11:04PM1.61m | 11:46AM1.46m | 00:33AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.57m | 4:04AM0.68m | 4:26PM0.64m | 5:34AM0.68m | 5:58PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 66 | 91 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 112 | 104 | 99 | 96 | 74 | 96 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 331 | 366 | 339 | 345 | 859 | 1222 | 1434 | 1310 | 1087 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 4 | NNE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 81 | 212 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 24 | 50 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 22 | 28 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 66 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 204 | 356 | 339 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 204 | 429 | 152 | 204 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 682 | 152 | 25 | 152 |
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