Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 538 | 678 | 708 | 723 | 725 | 804 | 730 | 700 | 619 | 619 | 589 | 541 | 490 | 490 | 499 | 441 | 502 | 703 |
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-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.68m | 7:14AM1.55m | 7:49PM1.43m | 8:54AM1.34m | 10:35PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.57m | 1:32PM0.69m | 2:17AM0.80m | 3:39PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 407 | 538 | 678 | 708 | 723 | 725 | 804 | 730 | 700 | 619 | 619 | 589 | 541 | 490 | 490 | 499 | 441 | 502 | 703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 135 | 100 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 50 | 71 | 75 | 114 | 75 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 686 | 450 | 204 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 429 | 1029 | 455 | 356 | 152 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 152 | 152 |
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