Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (26 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
953
812
774
762
688
1122
1026
1286
1342
3777
3921
4012
3479
2836
2588
2648
2615
2613
2705
2734
2661
2349
2148
1874
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
5
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:24PM1.29m
00:30AM1.45m
1:07PM1.35m
1:10AM1.48m
1:44PM1.41m
1:47AM1.50m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.48m
7:03AM0.32m
7:10PM0.44m
7:39AM0.27m
7:48PM0.40m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
15
15
14
16
17
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
16
16
14
13
13
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
953
812
774
762
688
1122
1026
1286
894
3777
3921
4012
3479
2836
2588
2648
2615
2613
2705
2734
2661
2349
2148
1874
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
18
Energy kJ
128
266
1342
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
208
67
15
15
9
9
0
0
67
67
15
15
9
15
0
15
67
70
70
67
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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