Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 19 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)10109999999999999997877888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)432423355340287240240240241207207203164160127157157295431357429420387298
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
2.24
4:29AM
2.39
4:42PM
2.26
4:59AM
2.38
5:12PM
2.22
5:30AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
-0.05
10:17PM
-0.12
10:38AM
-0.09
10:47PM
-0.14
11:08AM
-0.07
11:18PM
-0.09
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset--6:00-------6:00-------5:59-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
12------------74-131-1--
Temp. °C262627252524242529302826262624242525242423222222
Feels °C (?)292931292827272730302927283027252626242423222222
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