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Sodwana Surf Forecast
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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sodwana today?
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | |
131 | 127 | 160 | 187 | 199 | 213 | 193 | 177 | 177 | 148 | 144 | 409 | 396 | 327 | 322 | 311 | 307 | 297 | 242 | 286 | 238 | 231 | 227 | 191 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.91m | 6:31AM1.79m | 7:05PM1.77m | 7:24AM1.62m | 8:11PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.23m | 00:21AM0.36m | 12:44PM0.37m | 1:16AM0.54m | 1:41PM0.52m | 2:26AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 12 | E 9 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 93 | 68 | 160 | 130 | 180 | 213 | 193 | 177 | 177 | 127 | 103 | 409 | 396 | 327 | 322 | 311 | 307 | 297 | 242 | 286 | 238 | 231 | 227 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 7 | S 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 131 | 127 | 52 | 187 | 43 | 109 | 58 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 144 | 66 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 80 | 72 | 100 | 98 | 89 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 12 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 63 | 61 | 26 | 47 | 63 | 109 | 77 | 70 | 148 | 66 | 130 | 124 | 118 | 106 | 66 | 60 | 55 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 38 | 43 | 29 | 25 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 152 | 204 | 204 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 923 | 1032 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 356 | 336 | 247 | 204 | 204 | 148 | 0 |
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