Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111111111015141414131313161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45643533036132531926418217617219414011711085138170210412427451115010821182
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---7:05-------7:05-------7:05----
Sunset------6:29-------6:28-------6:27-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181918172021211918181818212222212018171718181817
Feels °C (?)181918172019181616161818212020201917181817161717
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