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Sodwana Surf Forecast
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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 2026 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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sodwana today?
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | S 12 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
187 | 184 | 180 | 129 | 118 | 85 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 59 | 52 | 80 | 73 | 50 | 144 | 140 | 127 | 106 | 109 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:45AM2.00m | 5:00PM1.92m | 5:12AM1.91m | 5:29PM1.83m | 5:41AM1.80m | 6:01PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.19m | 11:05PM0.26m | 11:22AM0.28m | 11:34PM0.37m | 11:53AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 187 | 184 | 180 | 129 | 118 | 85 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 181 | 36 | 33 | 59 | 52 | 80 | 50 | 50 | 144 | 140 | 127 | 45 | 109 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 8 | 24 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 11 | SSE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 4 | — | 11 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 14 | 37 | 88 | 145 | 204 | 218 | 177 | 200 | 244 | 132 | 103 | 77 | — | 54 | 73 | 115 | — | 3 | — | 106 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 233 | 233 | 356 | 233 | 233 | 247 | 204 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 204 | 1079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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