Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 04 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
27.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (04 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)9999912121212121212131212121212121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4054154334434958768928929841059111412361276125613361302965965885106010021042922812
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
ENE
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
2.20
4:56PM
2.09
5:08AM
2.11
5:20PM
2.01
5:32AM
1.99
5:44PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.05
11:00PM
0.08
11:16AM
0.13
11:25PM
0.18
11:40AM
0.24
11:50PM
0.31
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------6:00------
Sunset----5:43-------5:42-------5:40---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C222326262524232222222626252424232223272725242422
Feels °C (?)222326242323222223222624242323232122272826232220
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