# Sodwana Bay snorkeling forecast

Sodwana Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 07:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

- Location: Sodwana Bay, South Africa
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T04:35:55.891891+02:00
- Verdict: Marginal
- Score: 4.1/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 0%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T03:01:20.226026+02:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/south-africa/sodwana-bay/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/south-africa/sodwana-bay/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/south-africa/sodwana-bay/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/south-africa/sodwana-bay/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/south-africa/sodwana-bay/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/south-africa/sodwana-bay/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 24.6 °C (76.3 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +1.6 °C (+2.9 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T05:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.36 | 4.85 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-17T06:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.412037037037037 | no | 1.36 | 5.42 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-17T07:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.41388888888888886 | no | 1.36 | 5.34 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-17T08:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.41087962962962965 | no | 1.36 | 5.47 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-17T09:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.4083333333333333 | no | 1.36 | 5.58 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-17T10:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.40555555555555556 | no | 1.38 | 5.7 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.39768518518518514 | no | 1.38 | 6.04 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.3900462962962963 | no | 1.38 | 6.37 | 24.8 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.37962962962962965 | no | 1.38 | 6.82 | 24.8 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.37615740740740744 | no | 1.38 | 6.97 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.3784722222222222 | no | 1.38 | 6.87 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.38089074074074075 | no | 1.36 | 6.61 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.34986111111111107 | no | 1.36 | 6.81 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.32 | 6.78 | 24.8 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.3 | 5.36 | 24.8 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.26 | 2.66 | 24.8 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.24 | 2.67 | 24.8 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.22 | 4.61 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.2 | 6.05 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.22 | 5.27 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.24 | 4.98 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.26 | 4.95 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.3 | 5.01 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.34 | 4.88 | 24.6 |