Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 25 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 1.2°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 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (25 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
1033
1230
1247
1376
1449
1387
1346
1274
1137
968
953
812
774
762
688
1090
1137
1286
1342
3663
3921
3831
3522
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
0
ESE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
S
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30AM1.24m
11:43PM1.42m
12:24PM1.29m
00:30AM1.45m
1:07PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.43m
5:33PM0.52m
6:21AM0.37m
6:26PM0.48m
7:03AM0.32m
7:10PM0.44m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:51
5:51
Temp °C
20
20
19
21
21
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
18
19
17
20
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
16
15
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
857
1033
1230
1247
1376
1449
1387
1346
1274
1137
968
953
812
774
762
688
1090
1137
1286
894
3663
3921
3831
3522
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
18
Energy kJ
128
124
1342
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
9
0
67
67
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
70
70
9
9
15
9
0
67
67
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
5
6
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
5
6
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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