Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.4
SSE
0.9
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
Period(s) (?)1212121211111177999816815141414141481313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13813610097615958646810310199848110111310710310110194578686
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
1.31
9:10PM
1.22
11:06AM
1.23
12:31AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.91
4:03AM
1.00
5:50PM
0.91
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:03------
Sunset----5:37-------5:36-------5:35---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212124252423232221222627242423232222262725242423
Feels °C (?)222224242323242422242727242524252324272725242524
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