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Sodwana in Kwazulu-Natal is an exposed beach and reef break that has unreliable waves. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of sharks and rocks.

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Overall Sodwana Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Sodwana surf quality by season and Sodwana surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sodwana:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Kosi Bay	16 mi
Second closest break	St Lucia	92 mi
Third closest break	Mapelane	94 mi
Fourth closest break	Alkantstrand	127 mi
Fifth closest break	Senoritas	127 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sodwana:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4902 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5094 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5108 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5535 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	5715 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sodwana:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	221 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2741 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	3073 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3409 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3913 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Sodwana:
Closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	279 mi
Second closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	387 mi
Third closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	387 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	387 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	387 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sodwana:
Closest city location	Nsoko (Swaziland)	55 mi
Second closest city location	Big Bend (Swaziland)	59 mi
Third closest city location	Lavumisa (Swaziland)	60 mi
Fourth closest city location	Siteki (Swaziland)	71 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hluti (Swaziland)	76 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Sodwana is Maputo Airport (MPM) in Mozambique, 133 km (83 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sodwana is Matsapha (Manzini) Airport (MTS) in Swaziland, 165 km (102 miles) away.
• Third is Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi (Ulundi) Airport (ULD) in South Africa, 196 km (122 miles) away.
• Richards Bay (Richard's Bay) Airport (RCB) in South Africa is 198 km (123 miles) away.
• Vryheid Airport (VYD), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Sodwana and is 216 km (134 miles) away.