Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 31 Jan 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
14.7° C
(Which is 4.4°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 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)11111010518171616151514141413131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17224920031514649110561469212320691871144712271034700700746479428278494544147179
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
20
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
0
NE
15
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
1.62
2:58AM
1.68
3:13PM
1.68
3:38AM
1.77
3:53PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.23
8:48PM
0.09
9:11AM
0.13
9:27PM
0.03
9:51AM
0.07
10:03PM
0.01
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset----7:49-------7:49-------7:47---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182024252421191817182021211918171718212221201919
Feels °C (?)182023211917171818202020181717171820212016171819
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