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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sodwana today?
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
247 | 144 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 66 | 162 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 92 | 85 | 81 | 112 | 206 | 258 | 331 | 516 | 1265 | 860 | 750 | 553 | 461 | 380 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.54m | 00:59AM1.78m | 1:22PM1.70m | 1:43AM1.96m | 2:03PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.66m | 6:36PM0.56m | 7:16AM0.47m | 7:23PM0.39m | 7:58AM0.30m | 8:06PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
15 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 247 | 144 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 162 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 92 | 85 | 81 | 112 | 206 | 258 | 331 | 483 | 1265 | 860 | 750 | 553 | 461 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 27 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 10 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 283 | 516 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 99 | 20 | 15 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 49 | 123 | 213 | 257 | — | — | — | 30 | 53 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 313 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 443 | 320 | 273 | 233 | 204 | 233 | 233 | 204 | 148 | 0 |
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