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Sodwana Surf Forecast
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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sodwana today?
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 48 | 57 | 72 | 94 | 6 | 86 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 53 | 37 | 46 | 38 | 65 | 57 | 32 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:45PM 2.19 | 4:03AM 2.35 | 4:18PM 2.21 | 4:36AM 2.31 | 4:52PM 2.17 | 5:11AM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:40AM -0.04 | 9:49PM -0.08 | 10:13AM -0.07 | 10:23PM -0.09 | 10:46AM -0.04 | 10:59PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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