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Sodwana Surf Forecast
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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sodwana today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | |
46 | 37 | 40 | 60 | 38 | 81 | 79 | 103 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 67 | 68 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.85m | 3:30AM1.93m | 3:49PM1.88m | 4:02AM1.93m | 4:20PM1.88m | 4:33AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.30m | 9:41AM0.25m | 9:52PM0.28m | 10:12AM0.24m | 10:24PM0.29m | 10:43AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 79 | 103 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 67 | 68 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 27 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | 29 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 37 | — | 60 | 38 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 233 | 152 | 118 | 118 | 152 | 152 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 356 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 313 |
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