Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (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 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 8			Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
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 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	321	314	271	216	211	177	173	140	137	111	113	113	113	113	119	163	137	135	129
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	2:33PM2.07m				2:48AM2.00m				3:04PM2.19m				3:17AM2.10m				3:32PM2.25m
Low Tide			8:43PM0.20m				8:50AM0.11m				9:12PM0.08m				9:20AM0.02m				9:40PM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	21	22	22	24	28	29	25	23	23	23	22	22	23	24	23	22	21
Feels °C	20	20	21	23	23	24	27	27	24	24	28	26	24	24	26	26	23	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	321	314	271	216	211	177	173	140	137	111	92	72	65	56	119	163	137	135	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 5
kJ	34	23	23	30	31	32	32	32	21	21	113	113	113	113	39	34	38	22	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 19	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 8	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSE 8
kJ	7	7	15	37	36	34	34	10	25	24	20	24	28	20	23	15	29	22	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	S 3	—	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5
kJ	16	23	31	45	59	57	55	73	65	74	69	—	—	1	—	24	49	52	31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Quissico Inhambane	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	313	351	233	204	204	204	682	429	204	152	0	204	204	118	204	572	295	204	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)			3	3	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	5	5	6	4	7	7	8	7

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