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

	Tue		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Mon
	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	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	3	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 E	1.5 E	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	2.3 W	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	16	14	13	13	12	12	15	13	13	12	12	12	14	12
Energy(?)	566	566	516	351	692	659	553	529	277	236	623	1077	1077	742	546	268	2107	2094
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		11:52PM	12:22PM 10:17AM		12:55AM	1:13PM		1:33AM	1:47PM		2:01AM		2:24PM	1:53AM		2:13PM 11:12PM	2:20AM
Low Tide / height (m)	5:01PM		6:29AM	6:35PM		7:22AM	7:14PM		7:51AM 4:52PM	7:52PM		8:21AM			8:13AM		8:15PM	8:39AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	23	30	33	18	20	22	22	23	25	19	18	19	20	21	20	17	17
Low °C	22	20	24	31	17	16	21	21	20	22	17	17	19	18	18	19	17	17
Chill °C (?)	24	23	30	33	18	20	22	22	23	25	19	18	19	20	21	20	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	6:45	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:46	-	-	7:15
Sunset	6:00	-	-	5:52	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:14	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	1.9 ESE	1.8 E	1.5 E	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	2.3 W	2.5 W
Period (s)	16	9	9	9	16	14	13	13	12	12	15	13	13	12	12	12	14	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.6 W	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 SE	0.2 W	0.9 SW	0.3 NW
Period (s)	-	14	13	12	10	10	9	4	5	8	8	14	13	13	11	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 E	1.0 NW	0.9 NNW	-
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	4	-

	Tuesday 16	Wednesday 17	Thursday 18
	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	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.5 E	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.4 E	1.8 E	2.0 ENE	1.5 E	2.4 ENE	2.3 NE	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	7	16	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	502	489	566	724	1004	566	566	909	516	509	351	751	509	692	550	677	659	614
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	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)	10:19AM 1.03					11:41PM 1.34				12:26PM 0.97				12:17AM 1.14				12:39PM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)			4:59PM 0.73	5:01PM 0.75				6:31AM 0.70				6:40PM 0.61				6:43AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	24	22	21	23	22	23	24	30	28	31	23	21	17	16	16	20	22
Chill °C (?)	23	24	22	21	23	22	23	24	30	28	31	23	21	17	16	16	20	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.8 ESE	0.8 SSW	1.9 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.0 E	1.8 E	0.5 SSW	1.5 E	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	8	9	16	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	9	8	7	16	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 E	0.5 S	-	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 W	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW
Period (s)	7	16	-	15	14	14	13	13	13	9	12	13	14	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 ESE	-	1.9 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.5 E	-	-	2.4 E	-	2.0 ENE	-	2.4 ENE	2.3 NE	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	8	-	9	9	9	-	-	9	-	8	-	8	7	-	-	-	-	3