Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 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
27.0° 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 4PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.9
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)11117111177771010101085584567777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)415923222216111010899753771113282439395169
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:05------
Sunset----5:32-------5:31-------5:30---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------45211-----
Temp. °C232327282625252424242829262523222222242624242423
Feels °C (?)262629282625262525232728262625232323262926262524
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