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

	Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	2.3 WSW	2.2 W	2.0 W	1.5 SSW	1.7 W	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 S	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	11	11	10	11	10	12	11	11	10	11	11	12	11	11
Energy(?)	951	733	552	363	1186	1165	784	540	584	741	611	507	573	646	670	702	534	572
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:56PM		7:14AM		8:15PM	8:46AM		10:10PM	10:50AM	6:18AM	11:46PM	12:12PM		12:04AM	12:45PM		1:00AM
Low Tide / height (m)	12:41PM		1:00AM	1:45PM	12:07AM	2:30AM		3:23PM	4:36AM		5:08PM		6:07AM	5:46PM		6:38AM	6:47PM 12:26PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	19	31	17	16	16	22	18	20	20	21	19	20	18	21	19	20
Low °C	18	20	18	21	17	14	14	21	17	16	17	20	17	19	17	17	19	16
Chill °C (?)	23	23	19	31	16	16	15	22	18	20	20	21	19	20	17	21	19	20
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	5:39	-	-	6:05	-	-	5:27	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	2.3 WSW	2.2 W	2.0 W	1.5 SSW	1.7 W	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 S	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	11	11	10	11	10	12	11	11	10	11	11	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.3 S	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.4 E	0.7 S	1.0 S	0.7 S	0.4 E	0.5 S	0.6 WSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	8	9	9	10	14	13	13	11	11	10	10	10	11	13	18	16	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	-	0.9 NE	-	-	-	-	0.5 SE	-
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	3	-

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	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
Rating	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.8 NE	1.7 ENE	1.1 SW	1.6 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 W
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	7	7	13	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	1065	1154	1064	1049	951	865	733	569	560	552	303	259	363	622	1186	1302	1338	1165
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				6:19AM 1.36				6:56PM 1.23				7:07AM 1.46					8:07PM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)		12:07AM 0.41				12:41PM 0.39				12:58AM 0.51				1:32PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	21	18	18	23	20	20	18	18	18	20	22	31	18	17	16	14	14
Chill °C (?)	23	21	18	18	23	20	20	18	18	18	20	22	31	17	16	16	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 SW	1.6 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 W
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	7	7	13	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 E	0.6 SW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	15	14	10	12	14	14	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	-	1.8 NE	1.7 ENE	-	0.7 NNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	7	7	-	4	-	-	-	-