Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 450 | 394 | 333 | 327 | 268 | 248 | 220 | 211 | 407 | 716 | 1398 | 2372 | 2626 | 2378 | 1966 | 1576 | 1338 | 1151 | 947 | 753 | 683 | 482 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.72m | 6:36PM1.65m | 6:48AM1.53m | 7:03PM1.45m | 7:20AM1.33m | 7:46PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.48m | 00:45AM0.59m | 12:56PM0.68m | 1:16AM0.78m | 1:31PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | 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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 512 | 450 | 394 | 333 | 327 | 268 | 211 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 96 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 947 | 753 | 683 | 482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 18 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SW 15 | S 17 | S 13 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 256 | 364 | 295 | 199 | 159 | 218 | 248 | 220 | 211 | 407 | 716 | 1398 | 2372 | 2626 | 2378 | 1966 | 1576 | 1338 | 1151 | — | — | — | 133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 313 | 313 | 320 | 273 | 204 | 371 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 354 | 336 | 313 | 273 | 233 | 356 | 1233 | 356 | 233 | 0 |
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