Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 656 | 1043 | 1113 | 1004 | 1145 | 1001 | 866 | 749 | 618 | 560 | 443 | 311 | 273 | 244 | 244 | 219 | 201 | 222 | 291 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.45m | 7:20AM1.33m | 7:46PM1.25m | 10:14AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.68m | 1:16AM0.78m | 1:31PM0.89m | 2:31AM0.98m | 5:57PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 127 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 69 | 1001 | 866 | 749 | 618 | 560 | 443 | 311 | 273 | 244 | 244 | 219 | 201 | 222 | 291 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 5 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 25 | 47 | 107 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 103 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 8 | — | SSW 12 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 3 | — | 61 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 84 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 509 | 656 | 1043 | 1113 | 1004 | 1145 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 66 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1507 | 1509 | 407 | 354 | 356 | 313 | 273 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 356 | 356 | 204 | 0 |
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