South Africa Surf

Detailed South Africa surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in South Africa. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in South Africa. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in South Africa over the next 7 days. Surf photos from South Africa and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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South Africa Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Sun	Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Sat
	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
Rating	5	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SW	0.8 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 S	1.6 W	1.9 W	2.2 W	1.7 W	1.4 W
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11
Energy(?)	1154	951	538	552	207	1086	1165	656	500	500	777	541	517	509	694	1040	621	510
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:19AM	6:56PM		7:14AM 6:06PM		8:14PM	8:46AM		10:10PM	10:48AM		11:43PM	12:19PM		12:04AM	12:37PM 6:05AM
Low Tide / height (m)	11:58PM	12:41PM		1:00AM	1:45PM		2:29AM		3:17PM	4:36AM	12:07AM	5:06PM		6:14AM	6:15PM		6:32AM	6:47PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	30	19	21	17	16	18	19	18	23	19	21	19	21	19	19	19
Low °C	18	18	25	18	20	17	14	14	16	17	16	18	19	17	19	17	16	18
Chill °C (?)	23	23	30	19	21	16	16	18	19	18	23	19	21	19	21	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	6:54	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:20	-
Sunset	-	-	5:29	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:59	-	-	6:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SW	0.8 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 S	1.6 W	0.5 S	2.2 W	1.7 W	1.4 W
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 E	1.1 E	-	0.9 E	0.5 E	0.3 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSE	0.3 E	0.5 S	0.4 WSW	0.4 SSE	0.1 SW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	8	9	-	9	10	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	10	11	13	10	16	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 W	1.7 ENE	-	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	1.0 NE	0.6 NW	1.9 W	-	-	1.0 S
Period (s)	-	5	8	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	3	10	-	-	8

	Sunday 28	Monday 29	Tuesday 30
	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
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.7 ENE	0.8 SW	1.7 W	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	7	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	1014	1111	1065	1154	1064	1049	951	511	538	569	560	552	552	266	207	651	1086	1279
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		6:06PM 1.42				6:19AM 1.36				6:56PM 1.23				7:07AM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)				12:07AM 0.41				12:26PM 0.40				12:58AM 0.51				1:32PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	21	22	21	18	18	23	19	25	19	18	18	18	22	20	18	17	16
Chill °C (?)	23	21	22	21	18	18	23	19	25	19	18	18	18	22	20	17	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 ENE	0.8 SW	1.7 W	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW
Period (s)	8	8	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	7	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	0.4 WNW	-	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.9 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.5 E	0.6 SW	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	15	14	8	8	8	8	9	4	-	9	9	9	9	14	10	12	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 E	-	-	0.8 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.3 N	1.7 ENE	-	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	0.7 WSW	0.8 NNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	8	-	-	4	5	5	4	8	-	-	-	-	7	4	4	-	-