Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 392 | 645 | 1903 | 2928 | 3555 | 2984 | 3060 | 4015 | 4167 | 4084 | 3550 | 2790 | 2581 | 3454 | 3423 | 3135 | 2865 | 2394 | 2114 | 1852 | 1727 | 1610 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.73m | 2:45AM1.85m | 3:08PM1.96m | 3:26AM2.01m | 3:48PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.49m | 8:30PM0.40m | 8:54AM0.28m | 9:16PM0.22m | 9:33AM0.11m | 9:55PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 107 | 99 | 78 | 60 | 68 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 106 | 81 | 81 | 44 | 87 | 165 | 210 | 158 | 115 | 167 | 231 | 86 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — | S 25 | S 24 |
| kJ | 6 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 73 | — | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 |
| kJ | 79 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 392 | 645 | 1903 | 2928 | 3555 | 2984 | 3060 | 4015 | 4167 | 4084 | 3550 | 2790 | 2581 | 3454 | 3423 | 3135 | 2865 | 2394 | 2114 | 1852 | 1727 | 1610 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 443 | 313 | 313 | 429 | 450 | 407 | 572 | 572 | 572 | 407 | 1233 | 1233 | 1233 | 1233 | 407 | 450 | 1153 | 407 | 1233 | 1233 | 1233 | 339 | 273 |
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