Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
26.9° 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 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.4
SSE
0.8
E
0.4
SSE
0.8
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)799168168151414141414813138771212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)521039987848181113107103101101945787867153534747454339
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
1.23
12:31AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
1.00
5:50PM
0.91
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise-6:01-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----5:36-------5:35-------5:34---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C212226282524232222222627252424242424272725252424
Feels °C (?)222327282525252424242726242424262626292827282828
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