Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 804 | 732 | 678 | 692 | 636 | 586 | 603 | 544 | 470 | 433 | 335 | 294 | 230 | 199 | 160 | 151 | 135 | 82 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.51m | 2:27PM1.53m | 2:43AM1.65m | 3:05PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.74m | 8:15AM0.64m | 8:30PM0.60m | 8:54AM0.49m | 9:07PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 44 | 45 | 692 | 636 | 586 | 603 | 544 | 470 | 433 | 335 | 294 | 230 | 199 | 149 | 120 | 100 | 82 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 70 | 66 | 92 | 126 | 87 | 55 | 178 | 160 | 151 | 135 | 78 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 118 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 804 | 732 | 678 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 204 | 152 | 152 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 1040 | 1040 | 774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 247 | 356 | 273 | 204 | 0 |
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