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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 Jan 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
26.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.7
S
1.5
ESE
1.7
SE
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SE
1.2
ESE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)12121212111111111010101010561267121111778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221239233172155152149146138244239234349126167146176255216202194173140326
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
1.83
7:31PM
1.66
8:04AM
1.68
8:12PM
1.51
8:51AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.32
1:33PM
0.53
1:43AM
0.48
2:15PM
0.66
2:26AM
0.64
3:09PM
0.79
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:03-------5:03-------5:03----
Sunset------6:46-------6:46-------6:46-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------1111231-1
Temp. °C242323252827262423222225272625252524242426272625
Feels °C (?)262525273028272523212225262424262625262628272728
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