Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

24.8°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 7AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Evening (23 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 9	SSW 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	238	253	245	170	164	179	169	155	106	225	313	518	492	377	287	203	155	146	143	106	100	252	251	131
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:51AM1.75m					2:07PM1.96m				2:22AM1.91m				2:37PM2.13m				2:52AM2.05m				3:07PM2.24m
Low Tide			7:53AM0.37m					8:17PM0.28m				8:23AM0.20m				8:47PM0.12m				8:54AM0.06m				9:18PM0.01m


	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	23	24	22	21	21	21	21	23	27	27	25	24	22
Feels °C	19	21	21	21	20	19	20	20	21	22	21	22	22	20	19	20	20	20	20	24	23	23	26	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 10	SE 9	SSE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 6	ENE 7
kJ	20	20	19	41	55	55	75	23	106	225	140	518	492	377	287	203	155	146	143	106	100	73	251	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	SSW 11	NE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 9	E 8	SE 9	S 14	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	S 10	NNE 7
kJ	6	40	12	19	11	18	22	10	22	203	313	37	37	26	25	25	24	23	25	16	18	17	71	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 7	SSW 13	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	E 7	NE 6	SSW 15	SE 11	SE 11	NE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSW 11	SE 10	SE 11	S 10
kJ	6	7	34	11	6	7	10	7	73	19	40	8	4	4	5	1	1	1	1	1	12	17	18	70
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	E 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—
kJ	238	253	245	170	164	179	169	155	—	—	—	12	15	35	56	84	89	110	129	184	214	252	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	St Lucia KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	204	407	354	354	1538	1233	204	152	148	0	356	1029	756	356	356	313	313	313	356	429	429	148	638	354
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand						Alkantstrand	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)						Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga				Mapelane
Rating (10 max)	2						3	3	4	4						2	2	3				2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bettys Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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