Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

23.5° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	676	598	502	502	416	416	358	358	358	301	301	288	245	240	231	235	196	196	160	151	151	148	146
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SE	ESE	E	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						5:18PM2.18m				5:31AM2.08m				5:57PM2.15m				6:07AM2.01m				6:34PM2.07m
Low Tide				11:02AM0.02m				11:25PM0.12m				11:39AM0.03m				00:04AM0.19m				12:16PM0.10m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	21	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	21	24	22	21	21	20	19	18	23	26	24	22	21
Feels °C	18	17	20	21	22	22	22	20	19	17	20	22	21	20	21	20	18	15	19	22	21	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	676	598	502	502	416	416	358	358	358	301	301	288	245	240	231	235	196	196	160	151	151	148	117
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 10	S 9	S 17	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 15	S 14
kJ	12	11	20	18	17	16	16	16	7	16	13	9	8	3	17	7	23	17	47	30	45	68	146
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	S 14	S 13	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 12	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 10	S 10	S 8	SW 12	SW 16	S 18	—	S 16	S 15	SSW 11	SSW 10
kJ	11	4	4	8	3	3	13	14	10	7	8	7	10	8	1	6	10	6	—	21	41	40	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	6	8	11	24	35	38	46	41	32	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	St Lucia KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	148	118	118	204	354	204	0	0	0	0	0	356	233	204	0	0	148	118	148	313	354	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Siyayi	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5

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