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 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	1300	1325	2035	1547	1155	1262	1092	1080	890	743	673	854	1111	1142	1111	1064	541	521
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:38PM	4:46AM		5:13PM		5:21AM	6:00PM		6:10AM 4:43PM	6:50PM		7:11AM		8:07PM	8:39AM		9:46PM	10:48AM
Low Tide / height (m)		10:37PM	11:00AM 10:28AM		11:13PM	11:38AM		11:57PM	12:26PM		12:59AM	1:32PM		2:37AM	10:36PM	3:25PM	4:13AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	22	20	28	23	18	19	24	22	22	19	17	17	16	17	17	18	19
Low °C	25	15	15	25	19	18	18	23	18	19	17	15	17	14	14	17	17	15
Chill °C (?)	25	22	20	28	23	18	19	24	22	22	19	16	16	16	17	17	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	6:54	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22
Sunset	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:06	-	-	5:39	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:04	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 S	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 E	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	8	15	16	15	14	15	14	8	14	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SE	0.9 ESE	1.7 SSW	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.4 WSW	0.3 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	16	18	8	9	10	9	9	14	8	9	10	14	14	14	13	12	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	2.4 SE	2.4 SE	0.8 N	1.4 NNW	1.6 NW	-	1.0 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	4	6	6	-	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 26	Saturday 27	Sunday 28
	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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 S	2.5 S	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	9	16	16	15	15	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	14
Energy(?)	819	1159	1300	1493	1441	1325	1079	2061	2035	1654	1547	1393	1171	1155	1048	1002	1262	1111
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:38PM 1.37				4:48AM 1.68					5:18PM 1.58				5:39AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)	10:28AM 0.15				10:37PM 0.52									11:13PM 0.59				11:56AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	24	25	22	17	16	15	15	20	28	28	23	22	20	19	21	18	29
Chill °C (?)	20	24	25	22	16	15	14	14	20	28	28	23	22	20	19	21	18	29
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 S	2.4 S	1.8 S	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 ESE	1.7 SW	1.8 E
Period (s)	9	9	8	16	15	15	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	8	15	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	-	1.4 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.4 SSE	-	1.3 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.2 SE	1.6 SW	0.8 SE	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	15	16	16	20	20	18	18	-	8	9	9	-	8	10	9	14	9	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.2 SSE	1.7 S	1.8 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.4 SE	-	2.4 SE	1.4 SSE	2.1 SE	0.8 N	1.1 NNW	2.4 E	1.4 NNW	1.8 E
Period (s)	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	8	9	8	4	5	8	6	8

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