Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

25.3°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 (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	8s
Evening (09 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 9							Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	1	1	2	3	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	813	765	675	634	574	649	842	883	783	765	816	943	1340	1574	1407	1381	1277	1155	1027	903	749	720	603	540	471
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SW	SSE	E	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide					3:35PM2.10m				3:51AM2.03m				4:03PM2.07m				4:19AM2.00m				4:31PM2.01m				4:47AM1.94m
Low Tide			9:25AM0.14m				9:44PM0.11m				9:54AM0.14m				10:12PM0.12m				10:23AM0.18m				10:40PM0.17m


	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—
	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	6:14
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	21	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	21	23	23	23	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	17	17	19	19	20	20	21	20	20	21	21	20	19	21	21	20	20	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	90	87	55	52	574	649	842	883	783	765	816	943	1340	1574	1407	1381	1277	1155	1027	903	749	720	603	540	471
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 15	SSW 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	22	119	30	39	63	92	81	46	70	60	59	127	119	105	100	93	59	58	37	36	33	18	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 16	—	S 15	S 16	S 14	S 14	SSW 12	S 14	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	—	—	21	—	41	42	32	59	14	36	38	62	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	12	12	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	813	765	675	634	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	1	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	152	204	233	1233	1079	1027	204	0	0	0	356	356	356	247	118	118	0	0	356	356	356	204	0	0	118
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3				3	4	3	3				4	4	4	4	4				3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Siyayi KZN North	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6

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