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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
27.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)8999889999999999999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173210177146173140181189225225225263275339327320276275270275333353408416
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
1.44
2:16PM
1.58
2:41AM
1.58
2:55PM
1.71
3:16AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
0.72
8:00AM
0.68
8:31PM
0.58
8:43AM
0.54
9:07PM
0.44
9:19AM
0.41
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----5:07-------5:07-------5:09--
Sunset6:46-------6:46-------6:46-------
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
23-------131------111---
Temp. °C232222222223242726252423222426272625252423252727
Feels °C (?)262424242323252827282724222427282828282725282929
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