Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (19 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)77777777776996688872120191716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)927974746182829794896855394851103767153143301461465522
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
NE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.90
3:11PM
2.01
3:27AM
1.94
3:39PM
2.02
3:55AM
1.96
4:07PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.25
9:01AM
0.25
9:21PM
0.19
9:30AM
0.21
9:48PM
0.17
9:59AM
0.20
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise--4:48-------4:48-------4:47-----
Sunset------6:19-------6:20-------6:21-
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-2----------------------
Temp. °C221919212323222222212122222222222221202021232222
Feels °C (?)232120222221212223212223212020212222212123242222
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