Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 577 | 651 | 588 | 588 | 651 | 639 | 551 | 555 | 641 | 218 | 208 | 200 | 490 | 551 | 954 | 1077 | 969 | 857 | 741 | 593 | 503 | 452 | 366 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:05PM2.26m | 5:18AM2.11m | 5:36PM2.12m | 5:50AM1.96m | 6:10PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM-0.06m | 11:14PM0.03m | 11:25AM0.05m | 11:46PM0.16m | 11:59AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 52 | 37 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 218 | 208 | 200 | 490 | 551 | 954 | 1077 | 969 | 857 | 741 | 593 | 503 | 452 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 104 | 92 | 94 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | E 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 5 | 22 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 577 | 651 | 588 | 588 | 651 | 639 | 551 | 555 | 641 | 154 | 144 | 116 | — | 13 | 18 | 37 | 104 | 127 | — | — | 35 | 97 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 354 | 1512 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 313 | 204 | 204 | 233 | 1044 | 1044 | 1186 | 1055 | 148 |
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