Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 140 | 137 | 112 | 109 | 80 | 78 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 48 | 273 | 766 | 741 | 432 | 279 | 313 | 198 | 350 | 333 | 261 | 434 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.68m | 7:24PM1.64m | 7:35AM1.49m | 8:00PM1.44m | 8:19AM1.30m | 9:15PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.50m | 1:34AM0.64m | 1:46PM0.70m | 2:16AM0.82m | 2:39PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 140 | 137 | 112 | 109 | 80 | 78 | 60 | 61 | 69 | 32 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 181 | 150 | 108 | 84 | 261 | 434 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 50 | 25 | 63 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 198 | 350 | 333 | 36 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 17 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 78 | 100 | — | 19 | 273 | 766 | 741 | 432 | 279 | 313 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 233 | 204 | 152 | 371 | 313 | 1029 | 682 | 273 | 152 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 1055 |
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