Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 1PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (19 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.2
SW
1.6
NW
2
NW
3
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131266910111111121313131313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63342815729213162010271626672656276229072887253521301807164713291094918816712700678786
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
30
N
45
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
1.68
4:52AM
1.73
5:23PM
1.59
5:39AM
1.59
6:14PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
-0.04
10:40PM
0.12
11:08AM
0.07
11:25PM
0.23
11:55AM
0.21
12:18AM
0.37
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-7:09-------7:09-------7:11------
Sunset----6:21-------6:20-------6:19---
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11211-----------------
Temp. °C141515161716151515151516151515141414151616171514
Feels °C (?)10978988911121212121414121212131312131110
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