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.

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Preloading...

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: South Africa Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, South Africa Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, South Africa Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, South Africa Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: South Africa Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: South Africa Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, South Africa Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, South Africa Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, South Africa Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

South Africa Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23
	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	3	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 W	3.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.4 S	2.4 S
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	12	12	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	9	18	16	17
Energy(?)	659	618	529	319	361	1088	1253	1077	803	522	203	549	604	785	1432	1178	3046	3355
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:20PM		12:55AM	1:15PM	12:16AM	1:25AM	1:45PM		1:53AM		2:12PM	2:29AM		2:41PM	2:47AM		3:09PM 12:39PM	3:16AM
Low Tide / height (m)		6:48PM		7:18AM	7:19PM		7:46AM	7:48PM		8:14AM	6:43AM	8:19PM	8:42AM		8:42PM	9:05AM		9:11PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	21	21	22	20	19	20	22	19	21	23	20	25	18	22	19	22	22
Low °C	15	21	20	19	19	12	16	21	18	19	19	19	21	17	20	18	21	19
Chill °C (?)	19	21	21	22	20	19	20	22	19	21	23	20	25	18	22	19	22	22
Sunrise	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:33	-	-	7:15	-	-
Sunset	-	6:17	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:16	-	-	5:54	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 ENE	1.8 W	0.3 E	1.4 SSW	2.4 S	2.4 S
Period (s)	14	13	13	12	12	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	7	11	8	18	16	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 SSE	0.3 W	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.3 SSW	0.5 S	1.4 E	0.1 SE	0.7 SW	0.2 ENE	0.7 W	1.0 S	1.1 SE
Period (s)	10	9	9	5	8	14	14	13	13	11	12	7	11	11	7	10	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.7 SE	0.5 SE	-	-	-	0.6 SE	0.4 NNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 W	1.6 SW	-	3.0 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	4	5	5	-	-	-	4	3	3	2	11	-	9	-	-	-

	Wed	Thursday 18	Friday 19	Sat
	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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 NE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	15
Energy(?)	503	627	550	677	659	614	618	545	600	529	535	319	319	272	361	319	860	1088
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass
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	high
High Tide / height (m)		12:21AM 1.40				12:39PM 1.10				12:54AM 1.30				1:15PM 1.19				1:25AM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)				6:43AM 0.49				6:45PM 0.46				7:24AM 0.63				7:19PM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	16	15	15	19	21	21	17	21	21	23	19	22	20	19	17	17	15
Chill °C (?)	22	16	15	15	19	21	21	17	21	21	23	19	22	20	19	17	17	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	8	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 WSW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 SSW	0.4 W	0.5 SSE	0.4 SW	0.3 W	0.4 WSW	0.3 W	0.4 NW
Period (s)	13	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	4	9	5	15	8	16	8	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	-	0.5 SSE	0.7 SE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SE	0.2 S	0.4 SSE	-
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	-	5	5	5	5	4	3	-

List of all animated swell maps

Cape Town	Garden Route	West Coast South Africa
Durban KwaZulu Natal	KwaZulu Natal North Coast	Wild Coast
Eastern Cape South	Overberg

Company

Explore

Services

South Africa Surf

South Africa Wavefinder

Explore

Services

Partner sites

Company

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None

Company

Explore

Services

Share

South Africa Surf

South Africa Wavefinder

Explore

Services

Partner sites

Company