Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
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 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 641 | 1822 | 2261 | 2199 | 1939 | 1535 | 1292 | 1047 | 913 | 764 | 469 | 716 | 757 | 677 | 553 | 469 | 394 | 334 | 281 | 275 | 234 | 166 | 160 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02AM1.90m | 6:27PM1.91m | 6:36AM1.84m | 7:03PM1.87m | 7:13AM1.76m | 7:44PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.34m | 12:13PM0.25m | 00:33AM0.38m | 12:47PM0.31m | 1:11AM0.45m | 1:24PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 641 | 1822 | 2261 | 2199 | 1939 | 1535 | 1292 | 1047 | 913 | 764 | 469 | 716 | 757 | 677 | 553 | 469 | 394 | 334 | 281 | 275 | 234 | 166 | 160 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 482 | 157 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 297 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | NNE 4 | E 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 86 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 204 | 273 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 233 | 356 | 273 | 313 | 313 |
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