Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 07 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
27.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (07 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
S
0.6
S
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)131313121212121213181111171716161514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)972862711591458443378289324222419334404851710683606496476436345336273212
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
1.84
6:10PM
1.73
6:22AM
1.67
6:38PM
1.56
6:52AM
1.50
7:17PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.31
12:05PM
0.38
12:16AM
0.47
12:33PM
0.55
12:44AM
0.66
1:08PM
0.73
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise---6:00-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C242423232525242424242323242424242322212225252423
Feels °C (?)212221212222222324242324242423242323222325232323
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