Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 20 Nov 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)6888721201917161615141414151614141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51100747153144304471470529490517489482489666683635725918878839692584
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
S
0
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
SW
0
W
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
2.02
3:55AM
1.96
4:07PM
2.00
4:24AM
1.94
4:36PM
1.96
4:54AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
0.17
9:59AM
0.20
10:17PM
0.18
10:28AM
0.23
10:46PM
0.22
10:58AM
0.30
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----4:47-------4:47-------4:47---
Sunset6:20-------6:21-------6:21-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C222222212122242323222221212323232322222222242729
Feels °C (?)202223222224242222222423232624232223232423242527
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