Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today?

The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121514141414131313131312121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19655752063255741039233633628223521420717216916916115014514275594358
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
N
10
N
5
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18PM
1.45
6:37AM
1.47
7:16PM
1.30
7:43AM
1.29
8:43PM
1.18
9:29AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.35
12:54PM
0.36
1:15AM
0.51
2:06PM
0.52
2:54AM
0.63
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset6:53-------6:52-------6:52-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262324202223222120191716171718202018181817172022
Feels °C (?)222124192123202020191615171618201918191818171918
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