Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
27.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.5
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)7147777888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10910191888989135164187142130157191155155145177133195165191191109153
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
1.37
9:45PM
1.29
11:45AM
1.28
12:54AM
1.42
1:26PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.74
2:52PM
0.85
4:43AM
0.92
6:14PM
0.85
7:15AM
0.76
7:33PM
0.63
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------211-------------
Temp. °C252424252829272625252525282827262625252528292726
Feels °C (?)272727272930292829303030322929282928292829292827
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