Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

24.7°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	SE 10	E 6	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	270	159	132	132	93	131	128	140	91	81	83	191	179	123	91	64	66	70	154	115	118	125	131
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	E	NNE	WSW	WSW	SSW	ESE	ENE	E	WSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide		6:28AM1.77m				6:50PM1.65m				7:29AM1.58m				7:59PM1.44m					9:15AM1.45m				10:10PM1.34m
Low Tide				12:40PM0.49m				1:06AM0.55m				1:47PM0.71m					2:25AM0.72m				3:46PM0.84m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	20	23	24	24	22	22	22	21	21	23	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	24	24	23	22	21
Feels °C	19	21	22	21	19	19	21	19	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	25	24	24	26	25	25	25	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	E 6	E 6	E 6	SE 10	ENE 6	SE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	270	159	132	132	93	88	57	54	91	81	83	94	179	83	91	64	66	64	154	115	118	125	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	S 16	E 9	E 9	S 13	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 11	SE 10	ESE 11	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	E 6	NE 6	SE 9	NE 6	NE 5	ENE 5
kJ	6	6	6	6	5	6	7	3	54	55	31	9	92	39	25	49	64	36	43	31	38	28	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 14	S 13	SW 13	S 13	E 11	SE 10	S 12	N 7	S 11	SE 9	SE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 10	S 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	7	3	9	36	3	1	2	55	60	50	70	33	4	22	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	—	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	—	—	—
kJ	31	36	47	54	83	131	128	140	49	73	103	191	—	123	—	—	—	—	—	39	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Umhlanga KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Quissico Inhambane	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Sodwana KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	429	429	756	827	429	339	313	313	247	204	204	152	118	0	0	0	0	152	152	429	0	354
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay						Umhlanga		Thompsons Bay	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2						2		1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Holbaai Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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