Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)1414131313131212121211121213121211111313131287
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1875164712641077958787680694101011641182124513811625140411661008933938757669517194401
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
NW
15
N
20
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
15
S
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
10
NW
10
N
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
1.70
2:50AM
1.86
3:18PM
1.74
3:28AM
1.88
3:57PM
1.74
4:09AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
0.09
9:09AM
-0.07
9:19PM
0.06
9:47AM
-0.09
9:58PM
0.07
10:26AM
-0.04
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:09-------7:09--
Sunset6:23-------6:22-------6:22-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------321-----------111
Temp. °C171616161515171414151516161516171616161514141616
Feels °C (?)1212151512111051214141414121112131415131110109
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