Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 7 am 13 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	157	91	178	230	215	205	205	186	226	531	745	693	741	718	697	763	763	761	761	761	761	776	746	676
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	S	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	WNW	WNW	W	ENE	E	ENE	E	ENE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide					3:08PM1.90m				3:30AM2.00m				3:55PM2.05m				4:13AM2.08m				4:38PM2.14m
Low Tide			8:55AM0.29m				9:16PM0.23m				9:40AM0.16m				10:02PM0.14m				10:22AM0.06m				10:45PM0.10m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	20	21	20	20	20	19	18	17	20	21	20	21	20	19	19	18	21	22	21	21	21	20
Feels °C	16	17	19	21	20	20	20	20	18	17	21	20	19	21	21	20	20	19	23	22	21	21	22	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	88	88	178	230	215	205	205	186	226	531	745	693	741	718	697	763	763	761	761	761	761	776	746	676
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 11
kJ	157	91	65	45	66	59	87	87	110	54	108	53	35	33	32	18	18	17	8	7	19	18	7	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 11	S 9
kJ	22	22	22	23	62	59	58	32	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Vidal KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	118	148	118	356	356	233	118	118	118	0	0	356	356	204	0	0	0	0	0	354	320	204	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Siyayi			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Tongaat	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			2	2	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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