Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 25 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
27.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (25 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)88568109111111101098888813131312912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104838315910112519823523522716712010372708480768754116729351
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
1.46
9:21PM
1.31
11:24AM
1.31
12:53AM
1.35
1:37PM
1.48
2:08AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
0.83
4:07AM
0.87
6:11PM
0.88
7:11AM
0.78
7:50PM
0.66
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset--6:23-------6:22-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282826262524232427272625242323252726262524242326
Feels °C (?)282624262525252528282626262626292927272726272526
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