Sodwana Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (27.09° S 32.84° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Sodwana surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is 25.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (23 May)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (23 May)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 23								Sunday 24								Monday 25
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	E 10	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	231	184	184	181	167	127	158	123	123	92	92	129	121	89	73	71	74	97	93	91	90	86	108	106
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NW	WSW	ESE	ESE	SE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	E	E	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				8:34AM1.48m				9:37PM1.55m				10:08AM1.41m					11:08PM1.56m				11:38AM1.45m
Low Tide		2:26AM0.70m				2:54PM0.64m				3:58AM0.78m				4:24PM0.69m					5:31AM0.75m				5:46PM0.65m


	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	22	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	20	23	23	22	22	21
Feels °C	20	19	18	23	23	23	23	22	20	20	19	23	22	20	21	21	20	20	20	23	23	21	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	231	184	184	181	167	127	158	123	123	92	92	90	89	89	50	49	42	97	93	91	90	86	108	106
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	NNE 5	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	E 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 9	E 7
kJ	98	88	86	19	85	80	52	73	71	71	49	129	121	83	73	71	74	25	15	15	14	13	38	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 16	S 15	S 11	NNE 5	NNE 4	S 15	SSE 14	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	E 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SSE 4
kJ	—	5	18	86	14	7	41	36	36	59	56	4	4	4	4	4	3	14	14	14	14	14	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 4	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 3	S 4	S 5	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	—
kJ	34	37	28	26	—	—	—	—	2	5	3	9	11	15	36	42	41	29	28	14	9	5	3	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	204	118	0	0	204	152	0	148	152	152	152	204	204	204	152	118	118	118	118	204	356	356	233	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Cape Vidal	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)			Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Angourie Point Australia	Broken Head Australia	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Haakgat South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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