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Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
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 3AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
3078 | 4427 | 4643 | 4007 | 3846 | 2970 | 6162 | 9196 | 7169 | 9993 | 7137 | 7333 | 4749 | 4206 | 3974 | 3441 | 3847 | 3365 | 2784 | 2277 | 1977 | 1706 | 1471 | 1332 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.28m | 10:59AM1.20m | 11:22PM1.39m | 11:57AM1.31m | 00:10AM1.52m | 12:46PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.60m | 4:56AM0.56m | 5:01PM0.54m | 5:53AM0.42m | 5:57PM0.45m | 6:39AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 13 | — | W 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 9 | — | 4643 | 4007 | 3846 | 2970 | — | — | 7169 | — | 7137 | — | 4749 | 4206 | 3974 | 3441 | — | 3365 | 2784 | 2277 | 1977 | 1706 | 1471 | 1332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | — | WNW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | W 12 | NW 10 | W 13 | NW 8 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3078 | 4427 | 3426 | — | 2899 | 931 | 6162 | 9196 | 1838 | 9993 | 649 | 7333 | 783 | 674 | 653 | 456 | 3847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1146 | 650 | 770 | 770 | 431 | 431 | 907 | 904 | 1016 | 651 | 484 | 1053 | 417 | 208 | 216 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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