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

	Fri		Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thu
	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	3	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 SSW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.3 W	1.6 S	1.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	17	16	15	15	14	15	13
Energy(?)	314	1088	1422	1060	737	531	232	518	748	615	382	1473	1082	2233	1460	1106	1005	515
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		1:26AM	1:45PM		2:02AM	1:15PM	2:23PM	2:29AM		2:41PM	2:47AM		3:11PM	3:21AM		3:44PM	3:45AM	1:25AM
Low Tide / height (m)	7:23PM		7:47AM	7:48PM		8:14AM		8:19PM	8:39AM		8:42PM	9:06AM 7:20PM		9:12PM	9:34AM		9:39PM	9:59AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	20	20	17	22	19	17	22	20	18	19	18	19	19	22	22	23	23	19
Low °C	19	14	16	21	18	16	20	20	15	19	17	17	18	17	20	21	22	19
Chill °C (?)	20	20	17	22	19	17	22	20	18	19	18	19	19	22	22	23	23	19
Sunrise	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35
Sunset	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:12	-	-	5:32	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 SSW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.3 W	1.6 S	1.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	17	16	15	15	14	15	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.5 SSE	0.4 NW	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 ESE	0.7 W	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.3 E	0.7 E	0.7 E
Period (s)	16	14	14	13	5	12	6	10	11	11	11	7	10	8	8	8	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SE	-	-	0.6 SSE	0.7 SE	-	0.2 WNW	1.4 E	0.5 NNW	0.2 WNW	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	1.3 SW	0.9 NE	0.7 SW
Period (s)	4	-	-	3	5	-	3	6	3	3	-	-	-	3	-	5	6	6

	Friday 19	Saturday 20	Sunday 21
	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	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	319	272	314	314	791	1088	1340	1388	1422	1198	1060	1129	560	737	647	540	531	522
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	on
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		1:15PM 1.19				1:25AM 1.40				1:45PM 1.28					2:02AM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)				7:19PM 0.38				7:52AM 0.54				7:49PM 0.33					8:14AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	19	19	17	17	17	17	17	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	17	18
Chill °C (?)	21	20	19	19	17	17	17	17	17	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	17	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 W	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 NW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	8	15	16	16	7	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	5	5	5	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	-	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	-	-	0.6 SSE	-	-	0.7 SE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	4	3	3	-	4	4	-	-	3	-	-	5	-	-	-	-

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