Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Feb 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
27.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)98815141413131399812111111111111101010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97908668615887541165971906764595858575654505171247
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
0
W
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53AM
1.35
1:37PM
1.48
2:08AM
1.60
2:29PM
1.70
2:50AM
1.85
3:05PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
0.78
7:50PM
0.66
8:17AM
0.55
8:35PM
0.42
8:57AM
0.34
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:41----
Sunset------6:22-------6:21-------6:20-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323252626252524232225293128262525262732343028
Feels °C (?)262527292726252726252325282927262626252631333030
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