Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 2AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
SSW
18
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5073
5145
4829
3922
3519
2964
2471
1918
1530
1218
961
726
496
409
276
214
340
499
635
1327
928
682
581
416
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NW
10
N
10
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
5
NW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NE
15
E
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:43PM1.89m
2:57AM2.05m
3:12PM1.97m
3:24AM2.09m
3:39PM2.01m
3:51AM2.10m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.24m
9:06AM0.19m
9:13PM0.17m
9:33AM0.14m
9:42PM0.14m
10:00AM0.12m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:13
6:13
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5:19
5:17
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
21
24
25
24
24
24
23
22
22
26
30
24
24
24
22
22
22
26
26
20
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
18
19
24
31
22
23
25
23
24
25
29
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
NNE
6
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1
S
14
Energy kJ
5073
5145
4829
3922
3519
2964
2471
1918
1530
1218
961
726
496
409
276
214
64
499
635
1327
928
682
581
416
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
S
19
0.9
S
11
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
S
11
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
S
18
Energy kJ
65
60
60
44
45
42
27
27
15
15
15
15
15
15
190
196
27
152
12
5
5
3
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
E
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.3
E
9
0.6
NNE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
31
31
6
52
26
21
9
21
15
340
15
17
14
14
14
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.4
SSE
3
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.5
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
58
24
66
105
113
136
180
237
196
112
3
478
52
51
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
354
152
0
0
0
0
247
356
356
273
273
233
204
148
118
0
204
152
118
118
118
0
0
313
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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