Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 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 1.7°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 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
3
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
486
538
488
578
647
743
763
801
759
698
698
656
575
530
451
397
462
478
822
1111
1019
1042
1269
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
0
SE
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
5
N
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
10
NW
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:13PM1.57m
3:18AM1.63m
3:42PM1.56m
3:48AM1.59m
4:13PM1.52m
4:20AM1.52m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.12m
9:16PM0.24m
9:35AM0.14m
9:46PM0.26m
10:04AM0.18m
10:16PM0.31m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:08
6:07
6:07
6:06
4
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
18
17
16
18
18
18
19
20
20
17
17
16
16
16
16
13
12
12
13
12
12
10
11
12
15
15
15
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
17
15
14
12
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
543
486
538
488
578
647
743
763
801
759
698
698
656
575
530
451
370
370
320
822
1111
1019
1042
1269
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
9
8
30
30
65
107
158
211
206
341
397
462
478
160
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
2
5
7
3
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
377
333
333
380
0
0
0
0
0
380
214
0
0
0
0
0
9
208
216
0
0
262
216
67
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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