Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (10 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (10 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
8
3.5
W
8
4
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
4.5
WNW
12
5.5
WNW
11
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
1610
3078
4223
4316
3549
3812
5092
6218
9290
10929
7260
7029
7333
4507
3981
3919
3385
3041
3746
3145
2599
2089
1840
Wind (km/h)
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
NW
45
NNW
60
NNW
65
NW
65
NW
55
NW
55
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
W
15
SW
20
S
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:44AM1.12m
10:25PM1.28m
10:59AM1.20m
11:22PM1.39m
11:57AM1.31m
00:10AM1.52m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.60m
4:56AM0.56m
5:01PM0.54m
5:53AM0.42m
5:57PM0.45m
6:39AM0.27m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
5:59
5:59
4
3
2
2
2
1
4
2
3
4
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
6
4
5
7
8
10
6
3
2
2
5
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
13
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.1
W
22
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
317
9
4316
3549
3812
7260
7029
4507
3981
3919
3385
3041
3145
2599
2089
1840
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)
2.3
W
8
3.5
W
8
4
W
10
4
W
11
3.5
W
12
3
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
5.5
WNW
11
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
13
3
NW
8
2.4
NNW
8
4.5
W
13
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
3.5
W
12
Energy kJ
604
1610
3078
4223
3235
2943
5092
6218
9290
10929
1316
714
7333
689
728
589
469
386
3746
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
5
1
4
3
3
3
9
9
3
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
866
922
708
650
1062
770
431
444
907
907
1016
650
484
1053
417
208
409
380
214
214
214
67
67
67
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
2
8
4
4
3
3
9
9
3
9
6
6
9
9
4
4
4
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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