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Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | |
161 | 161 | 125 | 91 | 82 | 79 | 58 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 126 | 124 | 120 | 177 | 229 | 171 | 212 | 191 | 214 | 316 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.53m | 6:36AM1.42m | 7:15PM1.45m | 7:44AM1.29m | 8:25PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.20m | 00:25AM0.33m | 12:47PM0.33m | 1:33AM0.43m | 1:52PM0.44m | 2:55AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 161 | 161 | 125 | 91 | 82 | 79 | 58 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 40 | 126 | 75 | 120 | 177 | 229 | 171 | 212 | 191 | 214 | 316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | SW 16 | SW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 5 | WSW 10 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 75 | 75 | 93 | 42 | 124 | 32 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 17 | 57 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 4 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 37 | 23 | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 58 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 20 | 6 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 67 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 208 | 67 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 70 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
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