Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 143 | 233 | 187 | 150 | 154 | 186 | 147 | 173 | 140 | 137 | 112 | 112 | 90 | 122 | 99 | 92 | 92 | 69 | 84 | 126 | 121 | 113 | 68 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.87m | 4:16PM1.86m | 4:28AM1.91m | 4:49PM1.90m | 4:59AM1.93m | 5:21PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.28m | 10:20PM0.32m | 10:38AM0.24m | 10:52PM0.30m | 11:09AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 94 | 126 | 127 | 153 | 150 | 154 | 186 | 147 | 173 | 140 | 137 | 112 | 112 | 90 | 122 | 99 | 92 | 92 | 69 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 145 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 68 | 92 | 50 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 84 | 126 | 121 | 60 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 113 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 52 | 143 | 233 | 187 | 148 | 106 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 24 | 63 | 109 | 154 | 201 | 256 | 245 | 247 | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 152 | 152 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 356 | 313 | 295 | 247 | 233 | 273 | 233 | 440 | 118 | 0 | 204 |
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