Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 6PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
518
534
530
488
474
432
432
383
383
440
409
449
627
754
816
739
640
512
445
383
391
341
295
289
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38AM1.37m
10:10PM1.40m
11:10AM1.33m
00:13AM1.51m
12:44PM1.47m
1:15AM1.69m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.79m
4:45AM0.87m
5:29PM0.77m
6:36AM0.74m
6:49PM0.62m
7:30AM0.57m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:11
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5:22
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
24
25
23
23
23
22
21
21
26
28
25
24
24
24
23
23
21
22
22
23
22
22
20
20
23
23
21
22
23
22
21
21
26
27
25
25
25
25
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
518
534
530
488
474
432
432
383
383
440
409
449
627
754
816
739
640
512
445
383
391
341
295
289
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
231
280
264
257
171
166
163
108
104
71
43
39
21
21
31
29
28
28
13
13
14
3
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
35
5
5
17
17
15
5
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
Energy kJ
5
4
10
6
8
10
17
16
26
29
36
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1055
1044
1055
204
204
0
0
0
0
356
356
247
0
0
0
0
0
356
356
313
247
233
204
204
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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