Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 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
27.9° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)81388888887788867666811111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69851098688881092121811551341181271011461961581131091539018512790
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
5
W
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
1.71
7:53PM
1.53
8:36AM
1.46
9:21PM
1.31
11:24AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.41
1:51PM
0.60
2:12AM
0.65
3:03PM
0.83
4:07AM
0.87
6:11PM
0.88
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---5:37-------5:37-------5:39----
Sunset------6:24-------6:23-------6:22-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252424252829272625252425262726262524242427272625
Feels °C (?)252424252727272625272827272625262625262629282626
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