Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

23.6°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (10 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 10					Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	119	132	169	166	159	156	153	153	153	159	173	176	180	141	147	144	139	176	233	296	307
Wind (km/h)	SE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:32PM2.25m				3:45AM2.15m				3:59PM2.26m				4:12AM2.15m				4:25PM2.20m
Low Tide	9:20AM0.02m				9:40PM0.02m				9:48AM-0.01m				10:07PM0.00m				10:16AM0.00m				10:33PM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	24	23	22	21	21	21	22	24	24	22	21	20	20	21	22	24	24	22	21	21
Feels °C	26	25	24	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	21	21	20	21	21	21	22	21	20	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 10	ENE 6	E 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	119	132	169	166	159	156	153	153	153	159	173	176	180	141	67	69	139	146	149	296	307
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 5	ENE 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 9	SSW 13
kJ	49	38	34	34	22	22	10	17	13	6	6	6	21	22	147	144	21	21	21	38	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	ESE 6	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 10	S 10	S 16	S 15	SSE 8	SE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 7	—	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	35	10	29	23	37	17	13	13	8	2	5	4	6	2	25	25	23	1	—	18	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 9	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	—	24	33	32	27	24	11	10	19	26	32	32	44	58	—	—	62	176	233	21	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Vidal KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Siyayi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
Distance (km)	118	356	353	233	0	0	0	0	860	827	401	295	313	0	0	429	429	429	362	314	247
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand			Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Sodwana	Kosi Bay				Umdloti	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay					Thompsons Bay	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2			2	2	2	1	1				3	4	2	2					2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	6	9	9	9	9	8	4	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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