Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1514141313131313121212121212111178899988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60659047643034534527626819318413813610097615948847210110193109104
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
1.50
7:17PM
1.38
7:41AM
1.31
9:10PM
1.22
11:06AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.66
1:08PM
0.73
1:27AM
0.85
2:19PM
0.91
4:03AM
1.00
5:50PM
0.91
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:36-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222232525242322222222242624232322212225262424
Feels °C (?)242323242523232222232323242624232523222426262424
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