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

	Thu		Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wed
	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
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	2.3 S	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.5 S	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	8	16	15	16	15	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	18	19	17	13
Energy(?)	599	522	762	1300	1325	2035	1547	1155	1108	1031	1065	511	525	560	1038	1178	1311	1074
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	4:32PM	4:43AM		4:59PM		5:10AM	5:12PM		5:21AM 4:07PM	6:00PM		6:06AM	6:53PM		7:11AM		8:07PM	8:41AM
Low Tide / height (m)		10:34PM	10:53AM 10:26AM		11:00PM	11:23AM		11:11PM	11:38AM		11:53PM	12:26PM		12:59AM	1:32PM 10:07PM		2:37AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	20	20	25	19	19	26	22	19	29	23	17	21	23	24	27	22	22
Low °C	24	18	16	25	15	15	25	18	18	25	21	15	18	19	19	24	21	19
Chill °C (?)	24	20	20	25	18	19	26	22	19	29	23	16	21	23	24	27	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:35
Sunset	5:22	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:17	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.5 S	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	9	8	15	16	15	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	18	19	17	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SE	0.6 E	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SW	-	-	1.1 SSE	0.5 SSE	1.6 ESE	1.4 E	0.2 SSE	0.7 E	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 E
Period (s)	7	7	15	16	18	-	-	10	7	8	8	7	8	9	9	7	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	1.2 SW	2.3 S	2.3 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	-	1.0 NNW	-	-	1.0 NNW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	5	8	8	8	8	9	-	5	-	-	5	5	7	-	-	-	-

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	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.5 SSE	2.3 S	2.3 S	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	13	12	8	8	8	15	16	16	15	15	14	16	16	15
Energy(?)	790	653	599	503	679	522	893	699	762	1135	1300	1366	1441	1325	1079	2061	2035	1654
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			4:32PM 1.86				4:13AM 1.53				4:38PM 1.37				4:48AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)	10:26AM 0.07				10:32PM 0.12				10:28AM 0.15				10:37PM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	24	24	23	21	18	16	16	20	23	25	20	17	15	15	15	19	27
Chill °C (?)	24	24	24	23	21	18	15	15	20	23	25	20	16	14	14	14	19	27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.3 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.6 SW	1.9 S	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	12	8	8	9	15	8	16	15	15	14	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	0.7 SE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	1.6 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SW	-	-	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	11	18	15	16	16	20	20	18	18	-	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 SSW	0.9 SE	0.9 SSW	1.2 SW	2.5 SSE	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.4 SSE	2.3 SSE	1.7 S	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	4	7	6	5	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8