Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 4AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)91011111212131313131313131313131312121213141616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14022050292130342969288329072993262622881949164713091198918816791689724724825103617641880
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
1.68
4:52AM
1.73
5:23PM
1.59
5:39AM
1.59
6:14PM
1.46
6:35AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.12
11:08AM
0.07
11:25PM
0.23
11:55AM
0.21
12:18AM
0.37
12:51PM
0.37
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:21-------6:20-------6:19-------
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
211---------------------
Temp. °C171515151515161615151514141415161616161514131618
Feels °C (?)107891012121212141513121213131313121110101414
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