Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)101010555555577777778755667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)887423771212111027393836483548546987152865233
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
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
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset--5:31-------5:30-------5:30-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----43322--------------
Temp. °C282926252423232325252524242423242728262525252424
Feels °C (?)272726262725252527292926262524242526252425252423
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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