Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 08 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
27.2° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
S
0.8
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)121211111717161615141413131313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)231224151334861851710683606496476430342345276268196141138104100976159
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
1.67
6:38PM
1.56
6:52AM
1.50
7:17PM
1.38
7:41AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
0.47
12:33PM
0.55
12:44AM
0.66
1:08PM
0.73
1:27AM
0.85
2:19PM
0.91
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C242323232424242423222122252524232322222225252424
Feels °C (?)242324242424232423232223252322212322232325242324
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