Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 19 Mar 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today?

The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
0.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)15141414141313101313121299121212125612121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)335297293289285253325177166418367228101163303268228268120202141414303298
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
1.74
3:54AM
1.89
4:17PM
1.74
4:29AM
1.86
4:54PM
1.69
5:07AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
-0.03
9:44PM
0.02
10:10AM
-0.06
10:17PM
0.04
10:45AM
-0.03
10:53PM
0.10
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset--6:59-------6:58-------6:57-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181918171817171819191918171615151922221918191919
Feels °C (?)161716161817151717151412121312121717161313161616
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