South Africa Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

South Africa wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the South Africa region.

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South Africa Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Wed		Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wed
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Black Rocks Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Muizenberg Cape Town	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	1.9 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	1.6 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s)	12	12	11	12	12	11	11	10	13	13	12	14	13	12	11	11	10	7	12	13	12	12
Energy	1051	1046	1105	1061	1331	1527	1415	1167	3053	3160	1032	1041	1183	1080	1810	2348	1254	574	1027	1184	1027	652
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		11:28PM 1.59	12:34PM 1.25		12:53AM 1.52	1:04PM 1.31		1:22AM 1.74	1:56PM 1.40	2:26PM 1.41	2:07AM 1.57		3:14PM 1.48	3:27AM 1.82		3:58PM 1.93	4:15AM 1.68		4:23PM 1.54	4:42AM 1.73		5:12PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)	5:08PM 0.65		6:25AM 0.35	6:27PM 0.41		6:51AM 0.18	7:27PM 0.44		7:43AM 0.09			9:02AM 0.14		9:14PM 0.16	9:47AM 0.05		10:04PM 0.13	10:11AM 0.26		10:37PM 0.38	10:55AM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	16	21	19	15	16	15	15	13	17	14	20	19	14	14	14	15	12	18	16	16	20
Low °C	16	14	18	16	15	15	14	13	13	17	13	17	18	12	12	13	14	12	16	14	15	20
Chill °C (?)	17	16	21	19	15	15	14	15	12	16	14	20	19	13	13	14	15	10	18	16	15	20
Sunrise	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:48	-
Sunset	5:44	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 WSW	0.3 E	1.9 WSW	3.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 S	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	12	12	11	9	10	13	14	12	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	8	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.8 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	-	-	1.3 SSW	1.3 W	0.7 E	0.6 W	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	1.2 SSW	0.2 E	0.6 E	0.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	1.2 S	-
Period (s)	8	8	9	9	8	-	-	12	10	11	9	5	9	10	6	9	8	12	12	-	7	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	2.5 SW	-	-	2.3 SSW	-	-	-	0.9 SW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	1.6 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.2 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	-	11	-	-	13	-	-	-	5	11	11	-	7	7	8	7	7

	Wednesday 10					Thursday 11								Friday 12								Sat
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Muizenberg Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Baboon Point West Coast	Black Rocks Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 WSW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 WSW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 WSW	3.5 SW	1.9 WSW
Period(s)	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	11	12	11	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	10	12	10
Energy	1152	1084	1051	1152	1293	1046	1225	1140	1105	1031	1061	1137	1217	1331	1436	1006	1527	2839	1415	1295	4573	1167
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		11:09AM 1.37				11:28PM 1.59				12:33PM 1.35				12:53AM 1.52				1:31PM 1.46				1:22AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)								5:55AM 0.27				6:27PM 0.38				6:52AM 0.19				7:08PM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	17	16	15	19	14	14	13	21	18	16	15	15	15	15	14	16	14	15	15	16	14
Chill °C (?)	14	17	16	15	19	14	13	12	21	18	16	15	14	15	14	14	15	12	14	15	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 WSW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	0.3 E	0.3 E	2.5 WSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	11	12	11	12	12	11	12	11	9	9	10	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.7 E	0.2 W	0.2 S	0.2 WNW	0.8 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.1 N	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.1 W	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.4 E	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	11	8	8	8	9	8	11	7	9	9	9	9	6	8	8	12	-	-	-	12	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.9 SW	-	-	1.9 WSW	-	-	-	-	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	-	3.5 SW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	3	5	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	11	11	-	12	-

	Wednesday 10															Thursday 11
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 WSW
Period(s)	11	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Energy	1132	1132	1152	1316	1010	1084	1124	1224	1051	1051	1152	1152	1152	1314	1293	1273	1048	1046	1177	1128	1225	1140
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				11:26AM 1.16												11:54PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)										5:08PM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	14	19	16	17	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	18	19	19	15	14	19	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	13	14	14	19	16	17	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	18	19	19	15	14	19	14	13	13
Sunrise	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.6 E	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.6 E	0.2 WNW	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	11	11	11	9	8	8	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	7	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	-	-	4	-	-	-

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Madagascar	Mozambique	Reunion
Mauritius	Namibia	Seychelles

Cape Town	KwaZulu Natal North Coast	South Africa
Durban KwaZulu Natal	Madagascar West	Swakopmund Namibia
Eastern Cape South	Mozambique	West Coast South Africa
Garden Route	Namibia	Wild Coast
Inhambane	Overberg

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