Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 258 | 334 | 417 | 464 | 441 | 486 | 565 | 580 | 529 | 508 | 431 | 422 | 365 | 359 | 356 | 356 | 372 | 372 | 325 | 320 | 268 | 229 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:36AM1.87m | 2:57PM2.05m | 3:11AM2.04m | 3:30PM2.21m | 3:42AM2.15m | 4:00PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.24m | 9:04PM0.19m | 9:15AM0.07m | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:46AM-0.04m | 10:07PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 251 | 258 | 334 | 417 | 464 | 441 | 486 | 565 | 580 | 529 | 508 | 431 | 422 | 365 | 359 | 356 | 356 | 372 | 372 | 325 | 320 | 268 | 229 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 336 | 256 | 259 | 259 | 214 | 210 | 210 | 167 | 167 | 133 | 130 | 99 | 99 | 86 | 60 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 11 | SSE 11 | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 76 | 37 | 35 | — | 15 | 6 | 119 | 206 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 7 | — | 13 | — | — | 27 | — | — | 5 | 31 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 784 | 0 | 0 | 827 | 904 | 1040 | 860 | 572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 429 | 429 | 204 | 204 |
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