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Sodwana Surf Forecast
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Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sodwana today?
The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sodwana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | |
1605 | 1493 | 1221 | 1164 | 1080 | 800 | 741 | 598 | 385 | 380 | 443 | 465 | 554 | 603 | 547 | 488 | 436 | 442 | 451 | 451 | 517 | 577 | 580 | 502 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.57m | 8:00PM1.50m | 8:38AM1.37m | 10:10PM1.40m | 11:10AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.55m | 1:34PM0.62m | 2:21AM0.78m | 3:09PM0.79m | 4:45AM0.87m | 5:29PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 25 | 37 | 36 | 51 | 55 | 101 | 237 | 214 | 385 | 380 | 331 | 465 | 554 | 603 | 547 | 488 | 436 | 442 | 451 | 451 | 517 | 577 | 580 | 502 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 20 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 85 | 71 | 246 | 243 | 516 | 71 | 269 | 133 | 103 | 231 | 218 | 215 | 198 | 171 | 166 | 163 | 110 | 104 | 71 | 44 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | S 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 46 | 17 | 20 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 263 | 259 | 14 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1605 | 1493 | 1221 | 1164 | 1080 | 800 | 741 | 598 | 155 | — | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 23 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 354 | 354 | 407 | 1442 | 356 | 204 | 233 | 204 | 204 | 118 | 1040 | 1080 | 1055 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 1032 | 0 | 0 |
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