Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 2PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 723 | 725 | 725 | 730 | 709 | 639 | 669 | 587 | 618 | 630 | 563 | 499 | 499 | 863 | 856 | 766 | 707 | 651 | 632 | 627 | 461 | 559 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:14AM1.55m | 7:49PM1.43m | 8:54AM1.34m | 10:35PM1.29m | 12:05PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM0.69m | 2:17AM0.80m | 3:39PM0.89m | 5:12AM0.85m | 6:30PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 723 | 725 | 725 | 730 | 709 | 639 | 669 | 587 | 618 | 630 | 563 | 499 | 499 | 4 | 4 | 766 | 707 | 4 | 632 | 627 | 461 | 559 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 30 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 141 | 21 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 63 | 104 | 134 | 134 | 123 | 94 | 863 | 856 | 118 | 135 | 651 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 118 | 450 | 1029 | 572 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 429 | 1233 | 354 | 233 | 233 | 205 | 152 | 118 | 152 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 25 |
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