Sodwana Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.09° S 32.84° E

Sodwana WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sodwana sea temperature is
23.5° C
1.1° 

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


Sodwana surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period, S swell with 1,434 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sodwana this week:

The surf forecast for Sodwana over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Sodwana in the next 16 days are 1.7m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Wed 8th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 8s
Best Surf 2PM (Fri 10th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 17s
Most Powerful 8PM (Fri 10th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sodwana over the next 16 days.


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