Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 470 | 433 | 335 | 294 | 257 | 199 | 172 | 151 | 135 | 82 | 94 | 75 | 75 | 52 | 68 | 68 | 87 | 123 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.53m | 2:43AM1.65m | 3:05PM1.68m | 3:17AM1.78m | 3:37PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.60m | 8:54AM0.49m | 9:07PM0.47m | 9:26AM0.36m | 9:40PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 470 | 433 | 335 | 294 | 257 | 199 | 172 | 120 | 100 | 82 | 94 | 75 | 75 | 52 | 68 | 68 | 87 | 123 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | NNE 4 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 92 | 126 | 87 | 55 | 178 | 160 | 151 | 135 | 78 | 26 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 118 | 50 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 61 | 61 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 27 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 59 | 67 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1032 | 774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 247 | 356 | 247 | 204 | 0 | 148 | 313 | 326 | 353 | 1442 | 354 | 204 | 591 |
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