Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 23 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1703 | 1679 | 1631 | 1501 | 1376 | 1242 | 573 | 764 | 549 | 516 | 454 | 396 | 297 | 413 | 373 | 324 | 268 | 266 | 501 | 1000 | 3255 | 3716 | 3006 | 2164 |
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-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.36m | 10:10PM1.33m | 11:54AM1.32m | 00:53AM1.44m | 1:31PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.77m | 3:13PM0.82m | 5:01AM0.88m | 6:20PM0.81m | 7:10AM0.70m | 7:42PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 23 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 62 | 42 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 98 | 319 | 192 | 549 | 516 | 189 | 396 | 153 | 91 | 119 | 114 | 112 | 114 | 501 | 1000 | 3255 | 3716 | 3006 | 2164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | E 9 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 23 | S 11 | S 15 | ESE 6 | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 51 | 81 | 237 | 113 | 241 | 194 | 107 | 185 | 69 | 38 | 67 | 29 | 29 | 178 | 82 | 418 | 125 | 30 | 98 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 110 | 115 | 66 | 2 | 107 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 97 | 29 | 29 | — | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1703 | 1679 | 1631 | 1501 | 1376 | 1242 | 573 | 764 | — | — | 454 | — | 297 | 413 | 373 | 324 | 268 | 266 | 236 | 186 | — | 101 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 204 | 118 | 152 | 152 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 1186 | 356 | 313 | 313 | 247 | 204 | 148 |
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