Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 13 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111111566510101085545
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4872474643424124232222221318119877519121537
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:05
Sunset--5:34-------5:32-------5:31-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----21--------------4541
Temp. °C272726252423232327282625252424242829262523222222
Feels °C (?)282828282826262629282525262525232828262726252424
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