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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7 day 48 hour

	Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16
	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	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	19	18	16	16	14	14	13	11	12
Energy(?)	1148	2572	2124	3532	1387	2549	1158	528	627	913	1621	1335	2330	2446	1172	1559	1019	1058
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:34PM		5:49AM	6:20PM		6:40AM	7:22PM		7:32AM 5:21AM		8:39PM	8:58AM		10:11PM	10:50AM		11:40PM
Low Tide / height (m)	11:20AM		11:41PM 10:58PM	12:03PM		12:33AM	12:56PM		1:29AM	1:54PM		2:57AM		2:55PM	4:58AM	11:34AM	4:41PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	15	17	17	16	19	24	20	19	22	21	18	20	24	21	26	22
Low °C	16	17	13	14	17	15	14	21	19	19	21	19	16	20	23	18	24	19
Chill °C (?)	17	17	14	17	16	16	19	24	20	19	22	21	18	20	24	21	26	22
Sunrise	7:28	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-
Sunset	-	5:29	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	0.2 E	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW
Period (s)	12	9	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	19	18	16	16	14	14	13	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 S	0.1 W	0.6 E	0.9 WSW	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.3 S	0.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 E
Period (s)	-	-	9	10	10	10	14	25	9	10	10	10	9	8	5	10	11	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 SW	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	1.1 SE	1.1 S	0.8 E	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	-	-	-	10	6	9	5	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-

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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	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	12
Energy(?)	3671	3425	3091	3018	1148	3049	2572	2581	2027	2124	2574	3318	3532	1585	1387	2780	1497	2549
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:05AM 1.47				5:47PM 1.42				5:58AM 1.38				6:30PM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)	10:57PM 0.24					11:34AM 0.21				11:50PM 0.35				12:04PM 0.51				12:33AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	15	14	14	13	14	17	17	17	16	14	16
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	14	13	13	12	13	17	16	16	16	12	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:25	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 SW	0.2 E	0.2 E	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	9	9	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	0.2 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 SSE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	10

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