Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 May 2026 SAST
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Farmer Burgers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Farmer Burgers sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today?

The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 3PM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)20ft (6.0m)12s
Evening (11 May)15ft (4.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
12
3.5
WSW
12
5
WNW
11
6
W
12
6
W
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
W
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4012
2871
6632
9774
10978
7028
8782
5309
4676
4369
4130
3585
3998
3543
2936
2405
1977
1706
1551
1471
1332
1269
1166
1069
Wind (km/h)
50
NNW
65
NNW
65
NW
65
NW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM1.20m
11:22PM1.39m
11:57AM1.31m
00:10AM1.52m
12:46PM1.44m
00:55AM1.64m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.54m
5:53AM0.42m
5:57PM0.45m
6:39AM0.27m
6:46PM0.34m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
5:59
5:59
5:58
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
5
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
12
13
14
15
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2871
7028
5309
4676
4369
4130
3585
2936
2405
1977
1706
1551
1471
1332
1269
1166
1069
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
12
3
NW
8
5
WNW
11
6
W
12
6
W
13
3
NW
9
5
W
13
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
Energy kJ
4012
999
6632
9774
10978
1507
8782
908
789
598
653
456
3998
3543
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
4
3
2
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
431
444
907
1007
1013
1023
484
420
420
208
216
409
214
214
214
67
67
67
15
15
67
15
15
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
3
2
9
9
9
5
6
9
9
5
4
5
8
9
5
5
4
5
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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