Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 22s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7AM is: 0.8m 22s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SSW 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 179 | 645 | 1553 | 3706 | 3973 | 3216 | 2339 | 1657 | 1321 | 1002 | 796 | 663 | 547 | 425 | 347 | 336 | 256 | 313 | 408 | 470 | 497 | 565 | 577 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.44m | 1:31PM1.56m | 1:56AM1.66m | 2:19PM1.82m | 2:36AM1.87m | 2:57PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.70m | 7:42PM0.59m | 8:03AM0.46m | 8:28PM0.37m | 8:41AM0.24m | 9:04PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 112 | 124 | 94 | 1553 | 3706 | 3973 | 3216 | 2339 | 1657 | 1321 | 1002 | 796 | 663 | 547 | 425 | 347 | 177 | 251 | 313 | 408 | 470 | 497 | 565 | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 11 | S 22 | S 14 | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 22 | S 21 | E 10 | E 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 114 | 645 | 325 | — | 96 | 86 | 36 | 9 | 30 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 336 | 256 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 170 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 23 | S 11 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | S 20 | S 19 | — | S 18 | — | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 179 | 82 | 29 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 103 | 37 | 35 | — | 15 | 6 | — | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 273 | 113 | 91 | 131 | 110 | — | 53 | 68 | 62 | 62 | — | 61 | 91 | 116 | 127 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 152 | 118 | 148 | 204 | 247 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 356 | 827 | 1029 | 1040 | 1040 | 827 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 904 | 827 | 1079 | 1029 | 827 |
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