Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 6AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 623 | 493 | 382 | 322 | 303 | 209 | 171 | 517 | 588 | 577 | 535 | 517 | 498 | 551 | 476 | 408 | 418 | 530 | 520 | 432 | 283 | 490 | 402 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:19AM2.22m | 4:35PM2.33m | 4:48AM2.19m | 5:05PM2.26m | 5:18AM2.11m | 5:36PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM-0.09m | 10:43PM-0.04m | 10:53AM-0.06m | 11:14PM0.03m | 11:25AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 70 | 90 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 476 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 150 | 490 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | S 16 | — | S 12 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 5 | — | 12 | — | 20 | 20 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | S 15 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 606 | 623 | 493 | 382 | 322 | 303 | 209 | 171 | 517 | 588 | 577 | 535 | 517 | 498 | 551 | — | 408 | 418 | 530 | 520 | 432 | 283 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 313 | 371 | 450 | 204 | 756 | 204 | 351 | 295 | 295 | 273 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 204 | 204 | 313 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 233 |
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