Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (07 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
2.1
W
13
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
165
147
201
346
329
516
737
787
1255
1341
1254
1076
1016
886
746
604
563
482
482
408
1561
784
1336
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
20
SW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:49PM1.24m
6:59AM1.17m
7:55PM1.19m
8:16AM1.11m
9:14PM1.21m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.49m
00:46AM0.62m
1:08PM0.56m
1:58AM0.68m
2:20PM0.61m
3:35AM0.66m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
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7:22
7:22
7:24
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6:02
6:01
6:01
6:00
3
7
3
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
12
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
8
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.1
W
11
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
148
165
147
201
346
302
516
737
787
1255
1341
1254
1076
1016
886
746
604
563
482
482
408
2
277
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
15
0.6
SW
7
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.5
W
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
73
28
96
71
184
329
238
321
307
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
0.4
SW
6
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
39
38
76
127
6
3
12
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
NW
2
0.7
NW
4
2.1
W
13
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
Energy kJ
31
1
12
1561
784
1336
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
67
70
15
15
9
0
9
9
67
67
70
15
15
0
0
184
208
255
250
250
289
444
517
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
4
7
6
8
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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