Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 May)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
561
261
486
440
434
440
537
712
857
1033
1230
1376
1376
1449
1387
1346
1274
1155
968
953
812
774
762
688
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:22AM1.20m
10:46PM1.39m
11:30AM1.24m
11:43PM1.42m
12:24PM1.29m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.48m
4:27PM0.54m
5:28AM0.43m
5:33PM0.52m
6:21AM0.37m
6:26PM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:51
Temp °C
18
17
18
19
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
17
20
19
18
17
18
19
17
19
18
18
16
15
15
14
13
16
15
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
0.8
SW
11
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
561
137
486
440
434
440
537
712
857
1033
1230
1376
1376
1449
1387
1346
1274
1155
968
953
812
774
762
688
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
261
60
59
91
129
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
7
9
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
9
0
0
15
15
70
70
9
0
0
9
0
67
67
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
70
40
9
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
8
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