Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 4PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
SSW
18
1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
214
340
610
635
918
928
682
581
499
422
401
277
289
284
280
345
314
247
300
239
235
184
175
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
N
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
E
0
W
0
W
0
SW
0
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:39PM2.01m
3:51AM2.10m
4:06PM2.02m
4:18AM2.07m
4:33PM1.99m
4:45AM2.00m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.14m
9:42PM0.14m
10:00AM0.12m
10:09PM0.14m
10:27AM0.14m
10:37PM0.19m
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
28
30
24
24
24
22
21
22
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
29
22
23
24
22
22
24
28
25
25
26
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.1
NNE
6
1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
Energy kJ
276
214
83
610
635
918
928
682
581
499
422
401
277
289
284
280
345
314
247
300
239
235
184
175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.4
SSW
19
0.9
S
11
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
S
11
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
S
15
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
15
124
196
33
152
6
3
4
4
56
55
55
139
84
82
81
24
24
109
22
21
21
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
E
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.3
E
9
0.5
NNE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
21
15
340
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
24
13
24
24
24
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
S
11
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
214
150
134
466
66
42
37
8
4
5
25
41
70
34
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
204
148
0
371
25
233
204
152
118
118
0
313
356
204
0
0
0
0
0
356
356
247
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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