Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
27.3° 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 9PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
1.3
ESE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)121313131313131212121212121818111717161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98010601172936972862711591563443325299231225318412742716710575510496476361
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
ENE
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
1.88
5:56AM
1.84
6:10PM
1.73
6:22AM
1.67
6:38PM
1.56
6:52AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.24
11:50PM
0.31
12:05PM
0.38
12:16AM
0.47
12:33PM
0.55
12:44AM
0.66
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset--5:40-------5:39-------5:38-----
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C262725242424242324252424242423232424242423222223
Feels °C (?)252823212121222122222223242323232424242424232323
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