Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
27.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1605
1493
1221
1164
1080
800
741
598
385
380
443
465
554
603
547
488
436
442
451
451
517
577
580
502
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM1.57m
8:00PM1.50m
8:38AM1.37m
10:10PM1.40m
11:10AM1.33m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.55m
1:34PM0.62m
2:21AM0.78m
3:09PM0.79m
4:45AM0.87m
5:29PM0.77m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:09
6:09
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5:23
5:22
5:22
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
22
22
22
22
20
20
20
21
22
23
22
21
21
20
20
23
25
23
23
22
15
15
16
16
17
18
19
20
18
19
19
20
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
23
23
21
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
25
37
36
51
55
101
237
214
385
380
331
465
554
603
547
488
436
442
451
451
517
577
580
502
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.3
S
20
0.7
SSW
16
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
10
9
85
71
246
243
516
71
269
133
103
231
218
215
198
171
166
163
110
104
71
44
24
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
16
0.7
E
9
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
46
17
20
73
263
259
14
23
5
5
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
1.2
S
7
1.9
ESE
8
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
1605
1493
1221
1164
1080
800
741
598
155
443
4
17
23
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
354
354
354
407
1442
356
204
233
204
204
118
1040
1080
1055
204
0
0
0
0
0
356
1032
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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