Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.3°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 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121211111313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46444244244248647937333027827319518214712311611611611411411484666460
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
5
W
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
1.68
4:55AM
1.82
5:14PM
1.64
5:30AM
1.76
5:52PM
1.55
6:07AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
0.05
10:40PM
0.06
11:08AM
0.06
11:13PM
0.11
11:43AM
0.11
11:48PM
0.20
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--7:32-------7:31-------7:30-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020212018171921212119181818182121201919181818
Feels °C (?)201818212018171921202020171718182020191920171818
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