Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 May 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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
280
340
309
193
239
239
187
184
180
129
87
85
58
41
44
42
38
36
36
109
83
69
64
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
NNW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:33PM1.99m
4:45AM2.00m
5:00PM1.92m
5:12AM1.91m
5:29PM1.83m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.14m
10:37PM0.19m
10:54AM0.19m
11:05PM0.26m
11:22AM0.28m
11:34PM0.37m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
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6:13
6:13
6:15
6:15
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
1
3
1
Temp °C
22
22
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
27
29
27
27
27
26
24
24
29
29
25
24
25
24
26
25
28
26
24
24
25
24
25
25
26
27
25
25
26
24
23
22
29
30
26
24
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSW
13
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
Energy kJ
284
280
340
309
193
239
239
187
184
180
129
87
85
58
37
37
37
18
18
33
35
83
69
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
S
15
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
82
81
22
22
109
22
22
22
21
19
18
17
9
19
41
44
42
38
36
36
18
33
52
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
12
24
22
22
12
20
4
4
5
20
4
4
11
14
14
6
5
18
7
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
7
3
7
11
15
19
48
86
145
218
226
162
185
187
167
132
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
313
356
356
429
429
0
0
233
233
356
233
233
233
148
118
118
0
295
313
356
380
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
4
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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