Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 499 | 499 | 432 | 423 | 405 | 340 | 340 | 339 | 348 | 352 | 367 | 367 | 406 | 352 | 352 | 360 | 360 | 314 | 397 | 355 |
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 | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.34m | 10:35PM1.29m | 12:05PM1.41m | 00:45AM1.45m | 1:17PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.89m | 5:12AM0.85m | 6:30PM0.78m | 6:53AM0.66m | 7:31PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 573 | 499 | 499 | 432 | 423 | 405 | 340 | 340 | 339 | 348 | 352 | 367 | 367 | 406 | 352 | 352 | 360 | 360 | 314 | 397 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | SW 12 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 123 | 169 | 160 | 131 | 94 | 74 | 65 | 67 | 47 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 73 | 80 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 1507 | 354 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 152 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 148 |
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