Surf Forecast Surf Report

Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
SSE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)9910101010101010101010109910107888887778710101077111010101010109999991312121212999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)63268581578689010907247866235554823693133002563062626728288741067110287773068870758542257346340717615837538524423425815714811011086868479111152251243231219211185194241282274268318
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
N
20
N
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
10
SW
5
E
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
2.08
5:37AM
2.02
5:57PM
1.92
6:15AM
1.81
6:41PM
1.73
6:59AM
1.59
7:38PM
1.53
8:02AM
1.40
9:17PM
1.39
10:07AM
1.29
11:32PM
1.42
12:07PM
1.36
12:46AM
1.56
1:06PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.05
11:26PM
0.11
11:47AM
0.20
12:07AM
0.31
12:27PM
0.38
12:52AM
0.54
1:15PM
0.58
1:53AM
0.76
2:28PM
0.76
3:46AM
0.90
4:34PM
0.82
5:59AM
0.84
6:14PM
0.73
7:02AM
0.70
7:08PM
0.60
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13-------6:15-------6:15-------6:16----
Sunset--5:17-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-
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Rain (mm)
-------------66----11-------111-----------------------------
Temp. °C252724242424212224242323232121212120212021201817192020191818181720202121212019192223212121212019222422222221201923242222
Feels °C (?)252724242524202224242424262323211816171615151311141617161717171620192020212019182121192020201918202220212120201923222121
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