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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
26.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
2
ENE
1.4
E
1.7
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)13121212777771515141477888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3261901801401761521521211091651571509797146247346461508246373187196177
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
1.51
8:51AM
1.53
9:09PM
1.37
10:02AM
1.41
10:48PM
1.28
11:53AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
0.66
2:26AM
0.64
3:09PM
0.79
3:26AM
0.78
4:35PM
0.87
5:07AM
0.86
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----5:03-------5:05-------5:05--
Sunset6:46-------6:46-------6:46-------
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
3211111221231111-------1
Temp. °C252524242324242424242423232324252524242322252826
Feels °C (?)272827272627262727262626272628282827272625272927
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