Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 83 | 81 | 89 | 127 | 163 | 155 | 144 | 134 | 87 | 80 | 49 | 95 | 71 | 110 | 143 | 84 | 177 | 140 | 132 | 126 | 125 | 50 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57AM1.98m | 3:12PM2.14m | 3:23AM2.10m | 3:39PM2.27m | 3:51AM2.19m | 4:06PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.15m | 9:19PM0.10m | 9:27AM0.02m | 9:46PM-0.00m | 9:54AM-0.06m | 10:14PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 58 | 55 | 155 | 144 | 134 | 87 | 80 | 49 | 95 | 59 | 38 | 37 | 69 | 83 | 140 | 130 | 37 | 90 | 46 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 87 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 127 | 163 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 54 | 81 | 6 | 6 | 126 | 125 | 43 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 16 | 89 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 84 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 43 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 71 | 110 | 143 | 103 | 177 | 136 | 132 | 78 | 9 | 50 | 222 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1029 | 356 | 339 | 313 | 313 | 233 | 204 | 354 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 233 | 0 | 247 | 233 | 148 | 1186 | 204 | 1079 | 407 |
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