Sodwana Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is
23.1°C
0.8° 

Sodwana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sodwana today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
146
146
143
118
90
133
183
163
157
153
80
113
119
148
139
137
117
99
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
5
S
5
W
5
NW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
5
SW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:04AM1.63m
2:21PM1.77m
2:31AM1.82m
2:46PM1.97m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.62m
8:10AM0.49m
8:27PM0.43m
8:35AM0.31m
8:53PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
20
21
24
26
23
22
21
22
21
22
24
24
22
22
21
Feels °C
22
21
23
22
22
22
23
24
21
22
23
25
23
24
24
23
22
24
23
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