Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 275 | 162 | 311 | 177 | 140 | 111 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 163 | 163 | 136 | 111 | 88 | 74 | 68 | 103 | 130 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.98m | 5:29AM1.88m | 5:41PM1.83m | 5:56AM1.73m | 6:08PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.24m | 11:36AM0.32m | 11:51PM0.38m | 12:03PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 199 | 275 | 162 | 311 | 177 | 140 | 111 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 163 | 163 | 136 | 111 | 88 | 68 | 68 | 103 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 11 | E 5 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 19 | S 9 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 85 | 47 | 55 | 86 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 64 | 83 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 354 | 429 | 429 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 0 |
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