Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (03 May)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
3
3
0
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
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
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
759
656
619
530
432
397
462
478
822
1111
1059
1192
659
1156
1041
1025
901
966
1066
1066
1066
937
828
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
0
SSE
0
S
5
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NW
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:42PM1.56m
3:48AM1.59m
4:13PM1.52m
4:20AM1.52m
4:45PM1.46m
4:52AM1.44m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.26m
10:04AM0.18m
10:16PM0.31m
10:33AM0.24m
10:46PM0.37m
11:04AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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6:07
6:07
6:06
6:05
3
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
18
18
16
17
16
15
14
13
12
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
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
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
773
759
656
619
530
432
370
370
333
822
1111
1059
1192
659
1156
1041
1025
901
966
1066
1066
1066
937
828
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
65
107
158
211
206
266
397
462
478
154
307
3
14
9
5
5
5
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
3
8
7
7
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
1
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
214
0
0
0
0
0
214
216
262
214
0
208
216
214
214
214
67
67
67
15
67
67
67
67
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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