Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 27 Nov 2025 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
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 7PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (27 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (27 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
ENE
0.4
S
1.2
ENE
1.3
NE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.7
NE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)13121212121111111110510559998666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117110104716960585755513230619640565551190103139108179395
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
SE
15
SW
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
1.48
8:55AM
1.52
9:27PM
1.42
10:29AM
1.56
11:04PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
0.73
2:20AM
0.67
3:17PM
0.79
3:46AM
0.71
4:55PM
0.74
5:13AM
0.65
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise------4:46-------4:46-------4:46-
Sunset--6:24-------6:25-------6:27-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11------1----305----
Temp. °C292725242424232526252524242322252830222323222123
Feels °C (?)302727282828272827252525232322232628232421201819
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