Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 90 | 90 | 135 | 111 | 111 | 88 | 68 | 90 | 103 | 102 | 130 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 119 | 205 | 360 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.83m | 5:56AM1.73m | 6:08PM1.66m | 6:26AM1.55m | 6:39PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.38m | 12:03PM0.49m | 00:19AM0.55m | 12:33PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 90 | 90 | 135 | 111 | 111 | 88 | 68 | 90 | 103 | 50 | 77 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 119 | 205 | 4 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | E 6 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 102 | 130 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 17 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 77 | 69 | 46 | 61 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 47 | 72 | 38 | 47 | 44 | 49 | 64 | 73 | 35 | 360 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 339 | 313 | 0 | 313 | 313 | 429 | 204 | 756 | 756 | 354 |
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