Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 642 | 1543 | 3013 | 2633 | 2362 | 1945 | 1581 | 1374 | 1293 | 1126 | 972 | 808 | 708 | 726 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:02AM1.32m | 11:03PM1.36m | 12:06PM1.29m | 00:53AM1.40m | 1:36PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.83m | 5:42AM0.86m | 6:20PM0.84m | 7:19AM0.77m | 7:41PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 232 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 134 | 105 | 62 | 39 | 97 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 65 | 94 | 90 | 86 | 45 | 42 | 726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | S 20 | S 20 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 71 | 132 | 130 | — | 19 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 19 | 19 | — | 31 | 30 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | S 22 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 36 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 36 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 50 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 114 | — | 41 | 642 | 1543 | 3013 | 2633 | 2362 | 1945 | 1581 | 1374 | 1293 | 1126 | 972 | 808 | 708 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 204 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 429 | 313 | 429 | 756 | 682 | 354 | 353 | 295 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 1029 | 204 | 152 | 118 |
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