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Sodwana Surf Forecast
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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 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
26.2° 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 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | |
805 | 752 | 1531 | 1237 | 1077 | 513 | 416 | 638 | 456 | 383 | 311 | 253 | 198 | 116 | 83 | 82 | 57 | 251 | 225 | 209 | 169 | 215 | 630 | 625 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:52AM1.42m | 8:57PM1.39m | 9:36AM1.35m | 10:50PM1.44m | 11:25AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.79m | 2:20PM0.76m | 3:18AM0.87m | 4:04PM0.80m | 5:14AM0.82m | 5:36PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
 kJ | 502 | 649 | 1531 | 1237 | 1077 | 513 | 416 | 638 | 456 | 383 | 311 | 253 | 198 | 116 | 83 | 82 | 57 | 251 | 225 | 209 | 169 | 40 | 630 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 805 | 752 | 88 | 58 | 48 | 431 | 345 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 35 | 40 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 146 | 83 | 86 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | SE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 31 | 33 | 45 | 43 | 63 | 106 | 173 | 255 | 226 | 167 | 231 | 81 | — | — | 9 | 215 | 142 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 356 | 233 | 204 | 204 | 233 | 233 | 597 | 591 | 233 | 233 | 204 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 148 | 1166 | 313 | 0 |
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