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Sodwana Surf Forecast
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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Sodwana today?
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 493 | 510 | 434 | 444 | 444 | 451 | 572 | 675 | 700 | 1322 | 1474 | 2219 | 1420 | 1211 | 1074 | 1526 | 998 | 828 | 670 | 660 | 569 | 470 | 448 | 368 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:17PM 1.75 | 2:31AM 1.78 | 2:49PM 1.94 | 3:01AM 1.93 | 3:17PM 2.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:01AM 0.52 | 8:25PM 0.45 | 8:35AM 0.33 | 8:56PM 0.29 | 9:04AM 0.18 | 9:23PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Sodwana (calm at Maputo 129 km from Sodwana). 2.2m 13s groundswell from the S with a 0.8m 7s swell from the E and a 0.7m 16s long period groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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