Sodwana Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (27.09° S 32.84° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 25.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (27 May)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (27 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 27							Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat 30
	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	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	144	66	61	79	78	55	51	49	35	34	24	23	22	25	24	34	33	33	22	38	37	69	29	52
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	ESE	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	on	cross	cross
High Tide				1:32PM1.63m				1:51AM1.80m					2:11PM1.72m				2:26AM1.86m				2:45PM1.80m
Low Tide		7:25AM0.54m				7:33PM0.49m					8:04AM0.44m				8:12PM0.41m				8:38AM0.35m				8:47PM0.35m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28
	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	20	19	23	25	22	22	22	21	20	19	24	25	23	23	23	22	22	21	24	25	23	23	21	20
Feels °C	20	18	22	23	20	21	22	21	20	18	22	23	22	23	24	23	23	23	24	24	23	24	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	144	66	61	79	78	55	51	20	19	12	12	13	16	25	24	34	33	33	22	21	22	21	21	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 8	E 7	E 7	ENE 4	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	NE 3	SSW 16
kJ	12	6	6	18	15	14	6	49	35	34	24	23	22	13	8	8	8	3	3	38	37	69	3	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	E 7	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SE 12	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 21	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 17	NNE 3
kJ	42	15	16	3	3	3	14	2	2	2	8	2	2	2	6	2	2	6	8	6	6	6	29	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	—
kJ	4	4	4	4	7	10	8	12	17	25	36	40	32	18	18	12	10	11	10	11	7	5	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Cape Vidal KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	356	356	313	0	0	233	233	233	401	295	204	148	148	28	118	148	1193	756	204
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini		Umdloti	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)			Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	2	2			2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	9	9	7	8	6	6	9	9	9	7	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

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