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Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
543 | 469 | 469 | 289 | 702 | 833 | 756 | 745 | 547 | 563 | 589 | 624 | 624 | 482 | 499 | 649 | 649 | 528 | 458 | 414 | 408 | 317 | 312 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.70m | 3:56AM1.77m | 4:29PM1.67m | 4:45AM1.68m | 5:19PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM-0.05m | 9:46PM0.11m | 10:15AM-0.00m | 10:34PM0.15m | 11:02AM0.09m | 11:26PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 543 | 469 | 469 | 289 | 702 | 833 | 756 | 745 | 547 | 563 | 589 | 624 | 624 | 482 | 499 | 649 | 649 | 528 | 458 | 414 | 408 | 317 | 312 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | S 11 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | S 11 | — | SW 7 | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 165 | — | 2 | — | — | 56 | 44 | 45 | 31 | — | 62 | 81 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 70 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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