Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
27.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.4
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)11111099881588131313912121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23122019814097968168807687541165969696764598658575754
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
0
W
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
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)
11:24AM
1.31
12:53AM
1.35
1:37PM
1.48
2:08AM
1.60
2:29PM
1.70
2:50AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
0.88
7:11AM
0.78
7:50PM
0.66
8:17AM
0.55
8:35PM
0.42
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:41
Sunset--6:22-------6:22-------6:21-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272726252423232527262625242323252931282626262627
Feels °C (?)292726262627262929262626252524252829272627262526
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