Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 654 | 619 | 580 | 567 | 656 | 1463 | 2295 | 2442 | 2684 | 2543 | 2493 | 2508 | 2894 | 2503 | 1827 | 1984 | 1126 | 1810 | 1666 | 1464 | 1564 | 1635 | 1568 | 2000 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.99m | 4:35PM2.04m | 4:44AM2.05m | 5:03PM2.10m | 5:12AM2.07m | 5:32PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.15m | 10:39PM0.20m | 10:52AM0.09m | 11:08PM0.17m | 11:19AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 101 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 60 | 63 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 40 | 64 | 43 | 62 | 61 | 30 | 1126 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1678 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 18 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | S 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 25 | — | 30 | 30 | — | 22 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 44 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 654 | 619 | 580 | 567 | 656 | 1463 | 2295 | 2442 | 2684 | 2543 | 2493 | 2508 | 2894 | 2503 | 1827 | 1984 | 812 | 1810 | 1666 | 1464 | 1564 | 1635 | 1568 | 2000 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 204 | 371 | 450 | 1040 | 682 | 591 | 591 | 401 | 354 | 354 | 1215 | 1233 | 492 | 354 | 327 | 313 | 313 | 295 | 455 | 455 | 1186 | 320 | 273 |
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