Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (18 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (18 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)877777777777777777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)375248196188172147136103811111078892747779100100949270525049
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
NNW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
NE
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
offcrosscrossononcross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
1.90
2:31AM
1.83
2:43PM
1.97
2:59AM
1.90
3:11PM
2.01
3:27AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
0.33
8:32AM
0.31
8:53PM
0.25
9:01AM
0.25
9:21PM
0.19
9:30AM
0.21
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise----4:48-------4:48-------4:48---
Sunset6:17-------6:17-------6:19-------
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C192020191820222222212221192122232222222121222324
Feels °C (?)171919181720212020202222202223232122232323242323
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