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 Thursday 28 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 25.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sodwana today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (28 May)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (28 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s

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 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 28							Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sun 31
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	E 7	S 5	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	35	34	24	23	22	25	24	23	23	22	22	38	37	35	69	26	42	65	77	67	45	39	20	19
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	N	NW	W	NW	NNE	ENE	E	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SE	ESE	E	SE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide					2:11PM1.72m				2:26AM1.86m				2:45PM1.80m				2:59AM1.90m				3:17PM1.85m
Low Tide			8:04AM0.44m				8:12PM0.41m				8:38AM0.35m				8:47PM0.35m				9:09AM0.29m				9:20PM0.30m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28
	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	23	25	23	23	22	21	21	20	23	24	23	22	21	19	20	21	22	23	22	22	21	20
Feels °C	19	18	21	23	22	23	23	22	23	22	25	24	24	22	21	18	19	19	20	22	21	22	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 4	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	S 6
kJ	12	12	12	13	16	25	24	9	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	11	22	14	19	20	19	16	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	E 7	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	SSW 20	NNE 4	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 16	E 6	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	35	34	24	23	22	13	8	23	6	4	4	38	1	35	69	26	7	23	20	20	27	26	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	S 9	SSW 19	NNE 4	SE 8	S 20	SSW 16	S 20	S 19	SSW 18	ESE 8	—	SSW 14	ESE 4
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	8	8	3	3	6	37	1	3	8	25	7	28	32	19	—	20	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	SSE 2	S 3	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 5	—
kJ	17	17	18	20	16	12	9	—	—	—	—	4	—	1	4	22	42	65	77	67	45	39	12	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	5	4	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	233	233	204	429	204	118	28	28	118	118	148	1040	1233	407	354	295	204	152	152	904	356	233	0	28
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)					Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Siyayi	Mapelane	Mapelane
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	2	2					2	2	2	2			2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7

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