Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 4PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
0
1
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)201917161615141414151614141413131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30447147052949051748948248965769268289410521006852604504356290347342330765
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
10
W
10
ESE
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
2.00
4:24AM
1.94
4:36PM
1.96
4:54AM
1.89
5:05PM
1.90
5:25AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
0.20
10:17PM
0.18
10:28AM
0.23
10:46PM
0.22
10:58AM
0.30
11:16PM
0.29
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise------4:47-------4:47-------4:47-
Sunset--6:21-------6:21-------6:22-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1-1-
Temp. °C232323222221212323242423232222242729252421212022
Feels °C (?)232222222423232624242424242323222527232623191819
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