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 Sunday 24 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 25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	123	92	92	129	110	115	113	109	102	97	123	121	119	112	108	106	104	102	77	75	75	61	56	54
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				10:08AM1.41m					11:08PM1.56m				11:38AM1.45m				00:18AM1.64m				12:44PM1.53m
Low Tide		3:58AM0.78m				4:24PM0.69m					5:31AM0.75m				5:46PM0.65m				6:38AM0.65m				6:47PM0.58m


	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	23	23	22	22	22	20	19	20	22	23	22	22	21	21	20	19	23	25	22	22	22
Feels °C	21	19	19	23	23	23	23	24	22	20	22	25	23	22	22	21	21	20	19	22	23	21	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	123	92	92	90	89	89	68	49	41	97	123	121	119	112	108	106	104	102	77	75	75	54	54	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 13	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12
kJ	71	50	49	129	110	115	113	109	102	25	23	14	13	12	24	38	16	15	15	15	8	61	56	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 4	S 4	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 14	SE 14	E 7	E 7	E 5
kJ	36	59	56	4	4	4	4	3	3	25	14	14	14	25	—	6	14	14	6	29	46	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	—	S 4	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 3	ENE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	6	11	12	10	4	5	—	—	3	—	—	—	13	11	3	4	4	5	13	25	29	22	26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	204	204	152	152	204	233	204	118	0	118	0	0	356	356	356	0	0	0	233	247	356	356	247	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1				1	1	2	2	2			2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Depot Beach Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Albatross South Africa	Frazer Park Australia	JD Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	8

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