Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1632 | 1247 | 1494 | 1498 | 1410 | 1410 | 1402 | 1432 | 1941 | 2216 | 2442 | 2032 | 2310 | 2176 | 2213 | 2029 | 1517 | 1267 | 1051 | 918 | 800 | 622 | 609 | 546 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:12AM2.07m | 5:32PM2.12m | 5:40AM2.05m | 6:01PM2.11m | 6:10AM1.99m | 6:32PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.17m | 11:19AM0.07m | 11:37PM0.17m | 11:48AM0.09m | 00:07AM0.21m | 12:17PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 1247 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1667 | 1837 | 2070 | 2032 | 1823 | 2176 | 2213 | 2029 | 1517 | 1267 | 1051 | 918 | 800 | 622 | 609 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1632 | 1115 | 1494 | 1498 | 1410 | 1410 | 1402 | 1432 | 1941 | 2216 | 2442 | — | 2310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 204 | 351 | 483 | 1222 | 1186 | 354 | 273 | 295 | 295 | 273 | 354 | 450 | 450 | 295 | 233 | 152 | 0 | 152 | 25 | 204 | 356 | 204 | 0 |
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