Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
27.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)--
Afternoon (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)10998815141413131399812111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1611139772866861588754116787190676459116585756545051
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
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
/ height (m)
12:53AM
1.35
1:37PM
1.48
2:08AM
1.60
2:29PM
1.70
2:50AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
0.88
7:11AM
0.78
7:50PM
0.66
8:17AM
0.55
8:35PM
0.42
8:57AM
0.34
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:41--
Sunset6:22-------6:22-------6:21-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262524232325272625252423222529312826252525273233
Feels °C (?)262626262729292626272625232528292727262624263132
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