Sodwana Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (27.09° S 32.84° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 SAST

Forecast 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 23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (22 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24								Sat 25
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	E	E	E	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	NE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	5	6	6	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	67	74	72	78	75	165	174	245	245	233	215	150	136	115	73	54	61	53	55	120	94	56	63	59
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					4:00PM 2.16				4:13AM 2.07				4:24PM 2.11				4:38AM 2.02				4:49PM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)			9:52AM 0.08				10:08PM 0.07				10:17AM 0.10				10:33PM 0.11				10:42AM 0.15				10:58PM 0.18

	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24								Sat 25
Sunrise	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	19	21	21	21	20	19	18	18	20	24	24	22	21	20	20	20	22	25	24	22	21	21	20
Feels °C (?)	17	20	19	18	18	18	18	17	16	18	20	20	19	18	18	19	18	19	23	22	21	21	22	20

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Sodwana (calm at Changalane 112 km from Sodwana). 1.1m 8s swell from the ESE with a 0.8m 14s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 hours 9 minutes ago Sodwana

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