Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

24.9°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	402	288	231	192	148	142	108	110	110	86	84	194	243	260	100	246	245	207	196	181	176	159	184	141
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	SSE	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide	00:35AM1.38m				1:03PM1.55m				1:18AM1.57m				1:36PM1.77m				1:51AM1.75m					2:07PM1.96m
Low Tide			6:43AM0.74m				7:15PM0.66m				7:21AM0.55m				7:47PM0.46m				7:53AM0.37m					8:17PM0.28m


	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1
Temp °C	19	18	22	27	28	25	23	23	22	21	22	24	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21
Feels °C	19	17	20	24	25	24	25	27	25	22	22	24	24	23	21	21	20	20	19	20	20	19	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	S 14	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 8	SSW 13	S 11
kJ	402	288	231	192	148	142	108	37	46	70	63	52	37	22	94	19	46	20	12	32	47	10	31	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	SSW 11	NE 7	E 8	E 8	NE 7	E 8	SE 9
kJ	21	33	33	21	20	20	—	110	110	86	84	33	21	20	16	9	20	40	7	12	19	13	10	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 5	E 8	E 8	SW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	E 8	E 8	NE 6	NE 7	SSW 13	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 13	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	6	7	4	—	—	—	—	19	19	23	34	8	24	45	20	19	7	7	35	8	13	33	8	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	S 2	S 4	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	4	27	59	47	48	64	—	1	13	194	243	260	100	246	245	207	196	181	176	159	184	141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	The Wreck Garden Route	Zinkwazi KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Jelly Babies West	Jelly Babies West	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	4	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	233	313	1193	273	118	0	152	152	152	313	1193	1193	1146	1146	407	354	354	354	1029	401	204	152
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga			Blythedale	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini												Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2			1	1	2	1	2	2												3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	4	3	9	5	8	5	5	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	6	5	9	7	6	5	5	5

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