Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 229 | 224 | 153 | 173 | 140 | 111 | 88 | 90 | 74 | 74 | 142 | 109 | 86 | 65 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31PM2.23m | 5:42AM2.08m | 6:01PM2.13m | 6:12AM1.96m | 6:33PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.08m | 11:48AM0.06m | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:20PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 274 | 229 | 224 | 153 | 173 | 140 | 111 | 88 | 90 | 74 | 74 | 142 | 109 | 86 | 65 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 6 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 48 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 56 | 100 | 104 | 111 | 119 | 110 | 115 | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1029 | 356 | 233 | 247 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 204 | 756 | 152 | 118 | 118 |
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