Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

24.6°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	S 8	S 8	S 5	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	88	183	134	97	113	137	126	750	1429	1357	1097	824	583	339	269	226	348	368	372	461	386	386	363	356
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ENE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:55AM2.18m				4:12PM2.29m				4:29AM2.16m				4:47PM2.20m					5:04AM2.08m				5:23PM2.06m
Low Tide				10:00AM-0.06m				10:22PM-0.03m				10:35AM-0.02m				10:57PM0.05m					11:12AM0.10m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	23	26	26	23	22	21	21	20	22	22	23	22	21	20	20	21	21	22	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	23	24	26	28	25	23	21	19	17	16	17	18	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	18	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	88	66	134	97	73	58	41	19	11	7	7	8	7	97	96	138	348	368	372	461	386	386	363	356
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	E 7	S 9	S 9	S 11	S 11	S 10	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 7	SE 8	S 21	—
kJ	79	73	78	73	22	37	33	9	—	—	—	—	—	12	10	43	69	31	39	42	68	2	9	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	E 8	N 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 11	E 6	E 8	—	—	S 12	ESE 7	—	—	NE 9
kJ	11	78	28	27	22	37	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	12	—	—	3	5	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	NE 7	—	SSW 3	S 8	S 8	S 5	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	4	183	—	3	113	137	126	750	1429	1357	1097	824	583	339	269	226	—	—	—	—	—	45	83	56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Surfers KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	204	118	0	204	1233	591	483	354	322	295	273	204	204	356	233	204	148	204	247	356	1233	1233	356	204
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mtunzini	Siyayi					Umdloti	Umdloti	Umdloti	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga					Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2					2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	3	2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Treskostraal West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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