Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)1212569991012121215141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)298338143262338300241235293309196557520632492410398330286282235214207172
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
N
15
N
10
NE
30
NE
25
NNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
NW
20
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.58
5:48AM
1.64
6:18PM
1.45
6:37AM
1.47
7:16PM
1.30
7:43AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
0.06
11:32PM
0.20
12:04PM
0.20
12:17AM
0.35
12:54PM
0.36
1:15AM
0.51
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset--6:55-------6:53-------6:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202322201818181924272624222326292722202019171718
Feels °C (?)182017141516171923242122212225252522212018171717
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