Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
2
S
6
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
610
740
740
667
630
541
423
370
322
328
282
276
276
276
283
570
623
663
663
600
538
446
493
474
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NE
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:13AM1.51m
12:44PM1.47m
1:15AM1.69m
1:34PM1.64m
1:55AM1.85m
2:11PM1.78m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.74m
6:49PM0.62m
7:30AM0.57m
7:36PM0.47m
8:07AM0.41m
8:12PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:09
6:11
6:11
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5:22
5:21
5:20
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
26
27
25
24
24
23
22
23
29
31
24
23
22
21
19
19
18
19
20
19
19
22
21
21
26
26
25
25
25
24
22
22
28
32
21
19
18
18
16
17
15
16
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
610
740
740
667
630
541
423
370
322
328
282
276
276
276
230
225
185
185
177
254
254
249
202
213
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
57
30
32
31
28
13
13
13
2
3
4
4
4
17
6
1
4
3
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
S
4
2
S
6
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
7
Energy kJ
11
9
9
4
6
9
12
17
22
36
30
33
27
18
283
570
623
663
663
600
538
446
493
474
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
313
356
313
313
233
233
204
0
25
313
313
313
354
354
313
407
1193
1193
354
273
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
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