Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 23 Nov 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (23 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.2
S
1.8
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
2
S
2
S
1.7
SSE
1.7
S
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121277712117998887777777716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60450435629036034434638381467213961367119374641329524034237128130318613280
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
1.90
5:25AM
1.82
5:37PM
1.82
6:01AM
1.74
6:13PM
1.71
6:43AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
0.30
11:16PM
0.29
11:30AM
0.39
11:50PM
0.37
12:06PM
0.50
12:28AM
0.48
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise------4:47-------4:46-------4:46-
Sunset--6:22-------6:22-------6:23-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1--11-----------
Temp. °C272926242323232223242322212120212324232322212124
Feels °C (?)242724252626252121202019192018202223232424222326
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