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/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /
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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sodwana today?
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 66 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 30 | 64 | 110 | 73 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 172 | 150 | 127 | 114 | 93 | 264 | 326 | 416 | 481 | 422 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:55AM 1.52 | 9:27PM 1.42 | 10:29AM 1.56 | 11:04PM 1.45 | 11:47AM 1.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:20AM 0.67 | 3:17PM 0.79 | 3:46AM 0.71 | 4:55PM 0.74 | 5:13AM 0.65 | 6:11PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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