Farmer Burgers Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(West Coast, South Africa)

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Farmer Burgers Surf Guide

Farmer Burgers in Western Cape is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the optimum conditions. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. A right hand reef break. Sometimes crowded. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Farmer Burgers Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	fairly consistent	14.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Farmer Burgers:

The best conditions reported for surf at Farmer Burgers occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Farmer Burgers (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Farmer Burgers with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in July while 64% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

64%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Farmer Burgers Location Map

Interactive Farmer Burgers surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Farmer Burgers is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 202 km (125 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Farmer Burgers is Springbok Airport (SBU), also in South Africa, 278 km (173 miles) away.

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Farmer Burgers Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 13:43 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	10	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	on	on	cross- on

What does Farmer Burgers look like?

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Credit: John Stewart Grundlingh aka GOMES

Tides at Farmer Burgers

Current tide and informaton

For Farmer Burgers, 0 km from Farmer Burgers.

Next High Water: 06:49pm | 1.24m

Next Low Water: 12:46am | 0.62m

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Farmer Burgers Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.6 °C) at Farmer Burgers is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 14.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite