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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SE
1.5
ESE
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
2
SSE
1.8
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
E
0.8
S
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)7877777788888898812121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)521291252217222278395349201207171153147169122969071102100180232136181
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NW
10
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
10
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
2.08
5:18AM
2.12
5:27PM
2.09
5:48AM
2.13
5:57PM
2.05
6:19AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
0.06
11:22AM
0.15
11:35PM
0.05
11:53AM
0.17
12:05AM
0.09
12:26PM
0.23
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----5:11-------5:13-------5:13--
Sunset6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11----------------1-
Temp. °C252423202223242424232221202325272524242423242627
Feels °C (?)222121182021212123222221202222242324212525252626
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