Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 264 | 1406 | 2128 | 1879 | 1252 | 888 | 694 | 528 | 497 | 492 | 407 | 279 | 179 | 183 | 151 | 154 | 118 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.22m | 12:12PM1.34m | 00:35AM1.38m | 1:03PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM1.00m | 5:28AM0.91m | 6:30PM0.86m | 6:43AM0.74m | 7:15PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 120 | 131 | 76 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 28 | 18 | 497 | 492 | 407 | 279 | 179 | 183 | 151 | 154 | 118 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 30 | 66 | 64 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | E 5 | — | E 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 19 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 200 | 264 | 1406 | 2128 | 1879 | 1252 | 888 | 694 | 528 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 52 | 56 | — | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1193 | 783 | 757 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 152 | 356 | 247 | 1146 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 204 | 1193 | 1193 | 295 | 204 |
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