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 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			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	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	2.1 S	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	8	16	14	16	15	14	15	15	15	14
Energy(?)	3034	3352	1525	1439	1121	1106	599	608	559	1300	1094	1904	1308	1139	1456	1096	1446	1079
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	3:09PM	3:15AM		4:01PM	4:09AM		4:31PM	4:39AM 3:36PM		4:59PM		5:11AM	5:28PM		5:41AM	6:00PM		6:17AM
Low Tide / height (m)		9:09PM 9:05AM	9:54AM		9:59PM	10:22AM		10:26PM	10:50AM		10:58PM	11:22AM		11:31PM 9:39PM	11:55AM		12:08AM	12:33PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	19	20	24	22	23	23	24	20	25	19	19	22	19	18	21	19	21
Low °C	19	18	19	23	22	22	23	22	16	24	17	17	22	17	17	19	18	18
Chill °C (?)	20	19	20	24	22	23	23	24	20	25	19	19	22	19	18	21	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:13	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	6:54
Sunset	5:53	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:22	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	16	14	16	15	14	15	15	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.8 ESE	0.7 SW	-	0.8 SW	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE
Period (s)	7	7	5	6	8	7	7	8	10	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.1 ENE	-	-	-	-	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.4 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.5 SE	0.8 SSE	0.5 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	6	3	-

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	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	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 S
Period(s) (?)	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1346	2084	3034	3857	3531	3352	3059	1689	1525	1196	1439	1540	1275	1121	1106	1121	1106	653
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			3:33PM 1.65				3:48AM 1.65				4:05PM 1.53				4:16AM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)	9:05AM 0.11				9:32PM 0.15				9:56AM 0.30				10:05PM 0.10				10:27AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	19	19	18	18	19	19	20	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	23
Chill °C (?)	17	16	19	19	18	18	19	19	20	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 S
Period (s)	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.9 W	0.4 ESE	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.8 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.5 SE	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 SE
Period (s)	10	10	7	6	7	7	7	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	8	8	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 ENE	-	-	-	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	6	5	5	-	-	-	-	-