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

	Sat	Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Fri
	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	4	4	4	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	9	7	6	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	1.8 W	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 W	3.5 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 W	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	821	748	1179	5050	5950	6020	3606	2015	2046	1079	1569	1834	3145	5634	7276	5473	3553	3385
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:54AM	1:26PM		1:45AM		2:16PM	2:20AM		2:51PM	3:01AM	1:00AM	3:36PM	3:48AM		4:10PM	4:22AM		4:51PM
Low Tide / height (m)		7:20AM	7:29PM		8:03AM 6:43PM		8:10PM	8:45AM		8:52PM	9:27AM		9:37PM	10:05AM		10:15PM	10:40AM	7:22AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	17	16	14	18	16	16	23	23	18	16	16	15	15	17	17	18	21
Low °C	14	14	16	13	16	16	15	18	20	16	15	16	14	15	16	16	14	19
Chill °C (?)	15	16	14	13	17	14	16	23	23	18	16	16	15	15	17	17	18	21
Sunrise	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	0.3 SSE	2.1 W	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 W	3.5 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 W	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	11	11	10	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	1.0 W	0.1 SW	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	1.6 SW	1.5 W	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-	0.3 E
Period (s)	12	7	17	-	-	-	16	4	8	13	12	-	-	-	-	18	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 N	1.8 W	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	11	10	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	6	8	7	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 W	2.1 W	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.5 W	4.0 W	4.0 W
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1013	1087	927	821	561	762	748	1229	1179	1432	3550	5050	5712	6615	5950	7148	6020	5203
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				1:00AM 1.77				1:28PM 1.67				1:45AM 1.86					2:10PM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)		6:40PM 0.26				7:26AM 0.33				7:27PM 0.17					8:03AM -0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
Temp. °C	19	16	17	14	14	13	17	18	16	15	13	13	13	14	18	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	19	15	17	13	14	11	16	18	15	13	11	11	11	12	17	14	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 W	1.8 W	0.6 E	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 W	0.3 SSE	2.1 WSW	2.1 W	0.4 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.5 W	4.0 W	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	8	11	11	11	11	10	10	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 SSE	0.5 WSW	0.3 SSE	-	0.3 S	1.0 W	0.4 E	0.1 SW	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	7	12	-	11	7	8	17	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 W	2.1 W	1.9 WSW	0.5 N	-	0.8 NNW	1.8 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	0.6 N	-	0.4 NNE	0.7 NNE	-	2.3 NNW	-	4.0 W
Period (s)	12	11	11	4	-	4	11	10	10	10	4	-	4	4	-	7	-	13