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

	Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Sat
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Sunset Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.4 S	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	12	11	10	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	12
Energy	3448	3225	1208	2088	1558	1195	1057	1021	1279	735	502	1204	1106	1080	1307	1679	1002	1116	1097	1000	1204	1004
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:01PM 1.64	2:07AM 1.57		3:12PM 1.53	3:04AM 1.81		3:39PM 1.76	4:17AM 1.91		4:45PM 1.71	4:42AM 1.73	5:01AM 1.78	5:32PM 1.73		5:29AM 1.44	6:22PM 1.53		6:19AM 1.33	6:52PM 1.44		7:22AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)				9:02AM 0.08		8:54PM 0.39	9:48AM 0.04		10:03PM 0.11	10:29AM 0.07		10:37PM 0.38	11:18AM 0.08		11:24PM 0.17	11:42AM 0.12		12:34AM 0.29	12:30PM 0.22		1:19AM 0.37	1:32PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	15	14	17	14	15	15	20	20	19	16	18	19	18	15	21	17	16	19	19	18
Low °C	13	15	14	11	16	12	13	14	19	20	18	14	15	17	14	14	19	16	14	18	17	15
Chill °C (?)	14	15	15	14	17	13	14	14	20	20	19	15	18	19	18	14	21	17	15	19	19	18
Sunrise	7:48	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:31	-	-	6:41	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:24
Sunset	-	5:44	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:44	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.4 S	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	12	11	10	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 W	1.0 W	0.5 W	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.1 NW	0.6 E	0.7 SW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSE	1.3 ESE	-	-	-	0.7 ENE	0.9 ESE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	6	6	12	7	10	6	7	11	8	7	-	-	-	6	6	12	12	16	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 W	-	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	-	-	1.7 SE	1.6 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.8 S	1.4 S	-	-	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	0.3 E	1.8 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	7	9	-	-	8	6	6	6	6	-	-	7	7	8	6

	Saturday 13							Sunday 14								Monday 15
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Blouberg Cape Town	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Blythedale KZN North	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 S	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SW	1.1 S	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 S	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	13	12	12	12	13	11	11	13	11	11	11	12
Energy	7373	3159	3448	3449	3225	3295	3288	1208	1047	1803	2088	1940	1558	1329	1029	1195	1029	1027	1057	1082	1021	3094
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					2:01PM 1.64				2:07AM 1.57				3:12PM 1.53				3:04AM 1.81				3:39PM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)		7:48AM 0.32				7:57PM 0.22	8:22PM 0.23				9:02AM 0.08				9:21PM 0.31				9:48AM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	13	14	15	15	15	13	14	14	16	14	16	17	14	19	12	12	21	15	14	15	18
Chill °C (?)	16	13	14	15	15	14	12	14	14	16	14	16	17	13	19	10	11	21	14	14	14	18
Sunrise	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 S	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SW	1.6 ENE	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 S	2.0 SSW	1.6 S	1.8 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	13	12	12	12	7	11	11	13	11	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.3 E	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 E	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.1 NW	1.1 S	0.1 NW	0.3 W	1.4 SSW	0.6 E	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	12	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10	10	6	6	6	12	13	12	9	13	7	10	10	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 E	-	-	-	-	1.1 E	-	1.2 W	2.1 NE	1.2 W	-	1.4 ENE	-	1.4 SSE	1.1 S	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	7	6	-	7	-	8	7	12

	Saturday 13																					Sun
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s)	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	8409	7802	7373	6782	5011	3159	5050	3447	3448	3442	3449	3449	3409	3225	3225	3225	3300	3295	3078	3032	3288	3048
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)													2:01PM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)						7:48AM 0.32	8:15AM 0.36											7:57PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	14	16	16	16	13	18	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	13
Chill °C (?)	15	13	16	16	16	13	18	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:58	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	4.0 SW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.3 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.3 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.4 W	0.8 ESE	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	11	9	12	12	12	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	-	3.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 E	1.3 E
Period (s)	12	11	12	12	12	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5

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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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