Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 846 | 673 | 560 | 493 | 381 | 306 | 244 | 264 | 239 | 244 | 313 | 313 | 299 | 286 | 284 | 284 | 202 | 199 | 169 | 230 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.25m | 10:14AM1.15m | 00:39AM1.23m | 1:23PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.89m | 2:31AM0.98m | 5:57PM1.02m | 7:04AM0.89m | 7:29PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 846 | 673 | 560 | 493 | 381 | 306 | 244 | 264 | 239 | 244 | 313 | 313 | 299 | 286 | 284 | 284 | 202 | 199 | 169 | 230 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 47 | 46 | 65 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 90 | 86 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 55 | 51 | 117 | 86 | 70 | 31 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 75 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 85 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 356 | 339 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 204 | 204 | 118 | 0 |
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