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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sodwana today?
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 157 | 156 | 135 | 175 | 256 | 277 | 280 | 181 | 172 | 110 | 107 | 97 | 171 | 150 | 207 | 442 | 478 | 377 | 297 | 397 | 335 | 265 | 217 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:44PM 1.68 | 2:07AM 1.63 | 2:22PM 1.76 | 2:44AM 1.72 | 2:57PM 1.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:26AM 0.60 | 7:59PM 0.53 | 8:09AM 0.51 | 8:35PM 0.43 | 8:46AM 0.42 | 9:09PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
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