Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 03 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
27.5° 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: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888899999999121212121212131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22031931936639445041445540843340539840741541572395098498410181151122713171256
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
2.24
4:31PM
2.14
4:44AM
2.20
4:56PM
2.09
5:08AM
2.11
5:20PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
-0.00
10:27AM
0.02
10:35PM
0.01
10:52AM
0.05
11:00PM
0.08
11:16AM
0.13
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C242423232425242423222122252625242423222326262524
Feels °C (?)242423242524232323222122232323232424232527262524
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