Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
27.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.5
S
0.9
E
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
SSW
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)8888879969666991288889988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11213420817318187146153181132127109109127125145133130124133153153143136
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
1.67
2:10PM
1.69
2:30AM
1.89
2:44PM
1.87
3:01AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
0.63
8:04AM
0.54
8:14PM
0.41
8:39AM
0.35
8:46PM
0.24
9:09AM
0.20
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset5:51-------5:50-------5:49-------
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---631--------------11--
Temp. °C272626242323252626252323242426272626262524252727
Feels °C (?)282830282424262727262423252426282829303028293029
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