Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

23.7° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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)	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	232	542	745	768	967	990	945	926	815	815	778	794	992	992	839	720	653	640	537	446	446	386	370	370
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	off
High Tide					3:55PM2.05m				4:13AM2.08m				4:38PM2.14m				4:53AM2.10m					5:18PM2.18m
Low Tide			9:40AM0.16m				10:02PM0.14m				10:22AM0.06m				10:45PM0.10m					11:02AM0.02m				11:25PM0.12m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	20	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	21	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	21	22	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	16	16	19	20	19	21	21	19	18	19	22	22	20	20	20	19	19	18	21	21	22	21	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	232	542	745	768	967	990	945	926	815	815	778	794	992	992	839	720	653	640	537	446	446	386	370	370
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	110	63	108	53	33	32	32	18	18	18	8	7	19	19	7	12	12	19	19	18	17	17	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	—	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 14	S 13	SSW 9	SW 9	SSE 12	S 9	S 12
kJ	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	—	12	11	4	4	8	3	13	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	118	118	152	356	356	233	118	0	0	118	0	591	273	204	118	148	148	148	204	152	356	233	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Zinkwazi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			3	4	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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