Banana Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.53° S 30.61° E

Banana Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banana Beach sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.4° 

Banana Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Banana Beach surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period, S swell with 3,039 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Banana Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Banana Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Banana Beach in the next 16 days are 2.3m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Sun 23rd Aug)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s
Best Surf 8AM (Wed 26th Aug)3.5ft (1.1m) 17s
Most Powerful11PM (Wed 26th Aug)7.5ft (2.3m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Banana Beach over the next 16 days.


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