Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sodwana today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 642 | 550 | 499 | 513 | 477 | 442 | 263 | 223 | 235 | 196 | 154 | 148 | 120 | 148 | 305 | 396 | 490 | 587 | 550 | 509 | 390 | 283 | 190 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.63m | 8:45PM1.68m | 9:01AM1.51m | 9:49PM1.59m | 10:14AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.56m | 2:15PM0.49m | 2:59AM0.67m | 3:15PM0.61m | 4:09AM0.74m | 4:27PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 642 | 550 | 499 | 513 | 477 | 442 | 263 | 223 | 235 | 196 | 154 | 148 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 550 | 509 | 390 | 283 | 69 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 47 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 305 | 396 | 490 | 587 | 79 | 64 | 48 | 36 | 190 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 21 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 53 | 51 | 148 | 6 | 6 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 64 | 49 | 39 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 51 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 48 | 66 | 80 | 24 | 24 | 143 | 147 | 49 | 59 | 37 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 572 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 204 | 356 | 356 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 204 | 204 | 356 | 352 | 233 | 204 |
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