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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 SASTForecast 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sodwana today?
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 416 | 422 | 418 | 339 | 277 | 362 | 447 | 210 | 292 | 308 | 516 | 405 | 259 | 196 | 172 | 177 | 342 | 690 | 625 | 397 | 348 | 252 | 201 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:18AM 1.54 | 9:41PM 1.39 | 10:41AM 1.50 | 11:14PM 1.37 | 11:58AM 1.53 | 12:30AM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:37PM 0.80 | 3:57AM 0.73 | 5:07PM 0.81 | 5:23AM 0.75 | 6:22PM 0.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
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