Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 1216 | 914 | 675 | 441 | 370 | 363 | 355 | 308 | 355 | 308 | 259 | 271 | 216 | 211 | 177 | 173 | 140 | 137 | 137 | 113 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.88m | 2:15AM1.85m | 2:33PM2.07m | 2:48AM2.00m | 3:04PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.36m | 8:18AM0.25m | 8:43PM0.20m | 8:50AM0.11m | 9:12PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 509 | 394 | 394 | 335 | 328 | 370 | 363 | 355 | 308 | 355 | 308 | 259 | 271 | 216 | 211 | 177 | 173 | 140 | 137 | 55 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 7 | 131 | 89 | 61 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 137 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 573 | 1216 | 914 | 675 | 441 | 318 | 196 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 72 | 86 | 97 | 94 | 65 | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 450 | 450 | 371 | 204 | 152 | 118 | 0 | 450 | 1029 | 356 | 356 | 233 | 204 | 204 | 247 | 356 | 1029 | 204 | 204 | 204 |
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