Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
13.9° C
(Which is 3.0°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 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212131616161616151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130911349188167917987858468749331764190416431742149412321039825659513492340242205
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
1.46
6:35AM
1.42
7:18PM
1.34
7:49AM
1.26
8:44PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
0.21
12:18AM
0.37
12:51PM
0.37
1:29AM
0.50
2:07PM
0.51
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-7:11-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----6:19-------6:17-------6:16---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415161616161514131618202020191717202324232323
Feels °C (?)1212121313141211991315151515151313151919171819
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