Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 231 | 214 | 205 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.75m | 7:47PM1.78m | 8:02AM1.59m | 8:43PM1.60m | 9:12AM1.42m | 10:21PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.38m | 2:01AM0.55m | 2:17PM0.55m | 3:06AM0.72m | 3:36PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 231 | 231 | 214 | 205 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 25 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 83 | 83 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 87 | 97 | 97 | 84 | 63 | 64 | 57 | 32 | — | 1 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 233 | 356 | 356 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 204 | 204 | 1029 | 148 | 492 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 152 | 118 | 204 | 356 |
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