Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 244 | 313 | 338 | 338 | 326 | 324 | 324 | 198 | 199 | 273 | 230 | 191 | 191 | 161 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 177 | 150 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.15m | 00:39AM1.23m | 1:23PM1.34m | 1:35AM1.43m | 1:55PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM1.02m | 7:04AM0.89m | 7:29PM0.82m | 7:43AM0.69m | 8:00PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 239 | 244 | 313 | 338 | 338 | 326 | 324 | 324 | 198 | 199 | 273 | 230 | 191 | 191 | 161 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 177 | 150 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 55 | 51 | 117 | 117 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 19 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 17 | S 12 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 84 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 429 | 204 | 148 | 0 | 152 | 204 | 118 | 118 | 1055 | 356 | 356 | 0 |
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