Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is

23.5° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 15	SSW 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	74	74	96	84	82	79	209	336	377	355	361	717	1178	1398	1310	1087	893	736	609	572	473	374	362	430
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	WSW	W	NNE	NE	NE	NE	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SE	ESE	E	WNW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:10AM1.46m					11:04PM1.61m				11:46AM1.46m				00:33AM1.65m				1:11PM1.57m				1:45AM1.76m
Low Tide					4:26PM0.64m					5:34AM0.68m				5:58PM0.62m				6:57AM0.59m				7:19PM0.51m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	16	17	21	23	21	21	20	20	19	19	22	23	21	21	20	20	18	18	21	21	21	21	20	18
Feels °C	14	16	21	21	20	20	20	21	20	20	22	21	19	19	21	20	17	18	21	20	21	21	21	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	74	74	96	84	82	78	57	336	377	355	361	717	1178	1398	1310	1087	893	736	609	572	473	374	362	430
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	NNE 4	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 15	S 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 8	SE 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 16	E 8
kJ	8	5	31	31	13	79	209	55	54	40	39	40	28	7	45	48	32	32	32	31	31	32	137	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	NNE 4	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 9	S 5	S 4	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 9	SE 13	SE 13	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	SSW 17	E 8	NNE 4
kJ	31	31	3	24	50	13	11	6	13	13	8	18	7	3	7	7	3	4	5	5	5	99	22	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	—	SW 2	S 4	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	—	1	19	27	22	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	28	204	204	204	204	118	0	0	0	0	682	401	320	0	0	152	148	25	204	204	152	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Siyayi	Siyayi	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umdloti	Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Siyayi	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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