Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 365 | 318 | 318 | 332 | 354 | 299 | 287 | 234 | 229 | 224 | 184 | 142 | 112 | 109 | 88 | 90 | 74 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.27m | 5:13AM2.16m | 5:31PM2.23m | 5:42AM2.08m | 6:01PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.03m | 11:19AM-0.02m | 11:39PM0.08m | 11:48AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 441 | 365 | 318 | 318 | 332 | 354 | 299 | 287 | 234 | 229 | 224 | 184 | 142 | 112 | 109 | 88 | 90 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 40 | 58 | 54 | 38 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 12 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 682 | 295 | 204 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 429 | 354 | 320 | 313 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 | 327 | 204 | 204 |
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