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Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
15.0° 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: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | |
48 | 61 | 59 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 96 | 151 | 177 | 192 | 260 | 403 | 999 | 1208 | 961 | 718 | 715 | 485 | 389 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.21m | 11:34PM1.37m | 12:11PM1.29m | 00:28AM1.47m | 1:00PM1.38m | 1:09AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.52m | 6:10AM0.42m | 6:20PM0.44m | 6:59AM0.31m | 7:05PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 48 | 61 | 59 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 96 | 151 | 177 | 39 | 73 | 403 | 999 | 1208 | 961 | 718 | 715 | 485 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | 25 | 2 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 299 | 321 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 13 | W 18 | SW 17 | — | NW 12 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | — | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 192 | 260 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 0 | 214 | 208 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 67 | 517 | 650 | 416 | 1043 | 1202 | 1115 | 70 | 1512 | 175 | 70 | 70 | 15 |
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