Sodwana Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Sodwana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sodwana sea temperature is
23.2°C
0.9° 

Sodwana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sodwana today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sodwana at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
14
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
161
136
140
143
143
146
146
143
113
115
133
183
163
157
51
144
84
183
171
168
139
134
120
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
NW
5
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:35AM1.43m
1:55PM1.56m
2:04AM1.63m
2:21PM1.77m
2:31AM1.82m
2:46PM1.97m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.69m
8:00PM0.62m
8:10AM0.49m
8:27PM0.43m
8:35AM0.31m
8:53PM0.25m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
21
20
21
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
25
26
23
22
22
21
21
22
25
24
22
21
21
Feels °C
22
20
21
23
23
22
22
24
23
22
22
24
23
22
21
24
24
24
24
25
23
23
22
23
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