Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 399 | 391 | 329 | 300 | 254 | 238 | 197 | 193 | 151 | 147 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 165 | 133 | 90 | 87 | 64 | 80 | 46 | 103 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.93m | 5:17AM1.85m | 5:28PM1.82m | 5:49AM1.74m | 6:00PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.25m | 11:09PM0.26m | 11:22AM0.36m | 11:39PM0.36m | 11:54AM0.48m | 00:13AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 471 | 399 | 391 | 329 | 300 | 254 | 238 | 197 | 193 | 151 | 147 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 51 | 39 | 165 | 133 | 90 | 87 | 64 | 8 | 46 | 46 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SW 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 47 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 80 | — | 103 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 356 | 233 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 407 | 429 | 148 | 0 | 152 | 354 | 320 | 204 | 686 | 356 | 1147 | 1146 | 313 | 25 |
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