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 7 am Monday 25 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today?

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 3PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 25							Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	97	123	121	90	112	108	106	104	102	102	75	75	74	74	54	53	69	66	61	79	57	55	51	48
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSE	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:38AM1.45m				00:18AM1.64m				12:44PM1.53m				1:10AM1.72m				1:32PM1.63m				1:51AM1.80m
Low Tide						5:46PM0.65m				6:38AM0.65m				6:47PM0.58m				7:25AM0.54m				7:33PM0.49m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26
	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	23	24	22	22	22	21	20	19	23	24	22	22	22	21
Feels °C	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	19	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	19	22	22	21	21	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	97	123	121	90	112	108	106	104	102	102	75	75	74	74	52	51	69	66	61	79	57	55	51	48
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	E 6	SSE 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 6
kJ	25	23	14	13	12	24	38	16	14	14	23	15	61	56	54	12	32	12	6	21	16	15	8	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SW 12	E 3	E 9	E 9	SE 14	SE 14	E 7	E 7	E 6	SE 12	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 13	S 12	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	25	14	14	14	14	—	6	2	14	14	29	46	15	14	13	53	12	16	16	3	3	1	1	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 3	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4
kJ	3	—	—	—	—	10	1	—	—	—	—	2	5	6	6	5	7	8	6	7	12	12	18	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	118	118	118	356	356	247	0	0	0	0	0	356	356	0	0	0	0	0	0	356	356	313	320	233
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	6	8	9	9	9	6	6

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