Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 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 (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 81 | 80 | 57 | 99 | 52 | 172 | 483 | 859 | 1828 | 3072 | 3648 | 3899 | 3030 | 2185 | 2174 | 2541 | 2821 | 2463 | 2162 | 1721 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.50m | 1:53AM1.66m | 2:23PM1.73m | 2:45AM1.85m | 3:08PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.60m | 8:07AM0.49m | 8:30PM0.40m | 8:54AM0.28m | 9:16PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 16 | E 11 | SSW 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 81 | 80 | 57 | 99 | 77 | 86 | 99 | 78 | 83 | 66 | 92 | 68 | 88 | 108 | 115 | 60 | 5 | 79 | 44 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 20 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 87 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 94 | 95 | 164 | 137 | 10 | 172 | 483 | 859 | 1828 | 3072 | 3648 | 3899 | 3030 | 2185 | 2174 | 2541 | 2821 | 2463 | 2162 | 1721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 313 | 204 | 118 | 0 | 1146 | 1029 | 313 | 429 | 429 | 450 | 407 | 405 | 401 | 407 | 429 | 1233 | 756 | 682 | 1233 | 606 |
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