Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 2026 SAST
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Sodwana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sodwana sea temperature is
26.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
794
932
786
678
503
422
399
280
356
284
280
345
314
247
243
239
187
184
178
127
87
85
58
58
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
WSW
0
NW
0
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51AM2.10m
4:06PM2.02m
4:18AM2.07m
4:33PM1.99m
4:45AM2.00m
5:00PM1.92m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.12m
10:09PM0.14m
10:27AM0.14m
10:37PM0.19m
10:54AM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
22
21
22
24
25
24
24
24
23
22
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
28
30
27
27
27
22
22
24
26
26
25
26
28
27
26
27
28
27
26
25
26
26
24
24
26
28
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
794
932
786
678
503
422
399
280
356
284
280
345
314
247
243
239
187
184
178
127
87
85
58
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.5
E
4
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
S
15
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
6
3
14
14
56
55
55
7
84
82
81
12
22
109
23
23
22
21
19
18
17
20
19
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
S
16
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
15
14
3
14
14
14
13
139
12
5
22
1
6
22
4
5
20
4
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
8
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
Energy kJ
47
6
5
10
9
37
2
8
21
48
99
138
195
238
233
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
118
118
118
313
356
356
204
0
0
0
0
148
356
356
356
0
0
233
233
204
313
313
233
206
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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