Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 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
27.5° 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 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)8887777678888899999999911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161163147140136118181126223298384418424460471466466443405377385461370731
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
2.24
4:06PM
2.14
4:20AM
2.24
4:31PM
2.14
4:44AM
2.20
4:56PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.03
10:02AM
0.03
10:09PM
-0.00
10:27AM
0.02
10:35PM
0.01
10:52AM
0.05
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1------111------------
Temp. °C252424252525252424232324252425242322212225262524
Feels °C (?)262525252423242325232425252324232222212223232423
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