Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

23.5°C

Sodwana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sodwana today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9					Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	173	140	137	111	113	113	113	113	119	163	169	166	159	156	153	153	156	159	176	180	139
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	SSE	SSE	S	S	ESE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:04PM2.19m				3:17AM2.10m				3:32PM2.25m				3:45AM2.15m				3:59PM2.26m
Low Tide	8:50AM0.11m				9:12PM0.08m				9:20AM0.02m				9:40PM0.02m				9:48AM-0.01m				10:07PM0.00m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	29	26	23	23	23	22	22	24	25	24	22	21	21	21	23	25	24	22	21	21
Feels °C	27	28	26	25	26	25	23	24	27	26	24	23	23	23	22	23	24	22	21	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	ESE 9	NE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	173	140	137	111	50	113	54	113	119	163	169	166	159	156	153	153	156	159	176	180	139
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	NE 6	ESE 9	NE 6	ENE 6	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 5	E 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15
kJ	32	32	33	21	113	44	113	39	49	34	26	22	22	18	19	13	13	6	6	6	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NNE 5	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 8	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 11	SSW 16	S 10	S 16	SSW 15	SSE 8
kJ	34	10	25	24	30	44	40	26	35	7	29	23	19	13	13	13	24	2	5	21	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	S 3	S 3	—	NE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	55	64	55	60	—	—	1	3	—	30	38	42	44	27	21	38	40	39	41	39	48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	1	3	1
Distance (km)	354	429	204	204	204	204	152	118	204	356	295	204	0	0	0	356	918	1079	380	339	356
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast			Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umdloti	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay					Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)			2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	1					3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6

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