Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	SSE 15	S 14	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	196	196	160	151	151	117	146	225	273	419	684	298	898	861	872	887	933	986	1013	1116	1049	1154	1039
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	W	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide						6:34PM2.07m				6:43AM1.90m				7:11PM1.94m				7:19AM1.76m				7:48PM1.78m
Low Tide				12:16PM0.10m				00:41AM0.29m				12:53PM0.23m				1:19AM0.42m				1:30PM0.38m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	24	27	24	23	22	20	19	19	22	23	22	21	20	19	19	19	22	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	16	15	21	24	22	23	23	22	19	18	21	22	21	22	22	20	20	18	19	19	19	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	SSE 15	S 14	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	196	196	160	151	151	117	117	225	273	419	684	273	898	861	872	887	933	986	1013	1116	1049	1154	1039
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 11	S 11	S 14	E 10	E 10	S 12	E 10	SSE 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	21	21	17	50	66	61	146	117	120	235	96	298	96	96	71	70	68	45	43	42	27	26	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 18	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSW 10	NE 5	NE 5	E 10	NE 5	E 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	SSW 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 10
kJ	2	6	18	21	41	68	35	22	18	122	18	96	21	16	15	7	7	40	6	6	5	5	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 4	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—
kJ	9	16	26	32	33	19	20	—	—	3	19	22	8	8	—	—	—	8	41	62	61	51	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Blythedale KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	St Lucia KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	118	204	313	295	0	0	0	204	152	152	313	356	233	118	118	204	204	320	638	204	233	148
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mapelane	Alkantstrand			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Bog Bay		Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mapelane
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2		2	2	3	3	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5

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