Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

23.8° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	0	2	3	3	3	2	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1132	1116	1241	1016	1135	808	933	836	822	694	666	614	551	551	551	503	511	416	416	367	319
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:48PM1.78m				7:58AM1.61m					8:31PM1.61m				8:46AM1.45m				9:28PM1.46m
Low Tide		1:30PM0.38m				1:58AM0.56m					2:10PM0.55m				2:45AM0.71m				3:00PM0.71m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	21	20	19	19	22	23	22	22	21	20	21	20	23	24	22	22	21
Feels °C	21	20	20	21	21	21	19	20	23	22	20	21	21	21	22	21	22	22	21	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	1132	1116	1241	1016	1135	808	933	836	822	694	666	614	551	551	551	503	511	416	416	367	319
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 4	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	43	42	27	26	26	45	26	25	14	14	15	14	14	13	2	54	53	82	79	74	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 17	NE 6	NE 5	S 10	E 9	S 10	S 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 9	S 9	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	6	5	5	5	17	26	8	8	17	16	14	6	28	54	53	13	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 4	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	E 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5
kJ	—	19	31	37	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	6	4	8	11	16	24	31	59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Quissico Inhambane	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Quissico Inhambane
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	313	682	204	152	152	118	0	0	0	356	356	233	148	0	0	0	25	356	429	356	313
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast			Alkantstrand	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	St Lucia			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay				Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)			3	4	4	4	4	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5

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