Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3044 | 3006 | 2460 | 1576 | 1429 | 1209 | 842 | 862 | 788 | 756 | 678 | 636 | 636 | 574 | 544 | 544 | 511 | 433 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.40m | 1:36PM1.39m | 2:00AM1.51m | 2:27PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.84m | 7:19AM0.77m | 7:41PM0.74m | 8:15AM0.64m | 8:30PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 19 | 79 | 972 | 775 | 90 | 85 | 77 | 44 | 678 | 636 | 636 | 574 | 544 | 544 | 511 | 433 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 8 | S 20 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 40 | 19 | 65 | 96 | 10 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 70 | 65 | 92 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 30 | 36 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3044 | 3006 | 2460 | 1576 | 1429 | 1209 | 842 | 862 | 788 | 756 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 682 | 407 | 273 | 273 | 233 | 205 | 204 | 682 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 1044 | 1040 | 774 | 0 |
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