Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
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

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.7
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
2.2
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
201
346
329
516
737
787
1411
1341
1207
1031
1016
886
746
604
595
482
482
408
1654
579
897
1716
2013
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
35
N
55
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
W
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:49PM1.24m
6:59AM1.17m
7:55PM1.19m
8:16AM1.11m
9:14PM1.21m
9:44AM1.12m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.62m
1:08PM0.56m
1:58AM0.68m
2:20PM0.61m
3:35AM0.66m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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7:22
7:22
7:24
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6:02
6:01
6:01
6:00
4
12
4
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
17
16
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
14
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
10
7
4
5
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.7
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
Energy kJ
147
201
346
302
516
737
787
1411
1341
1207
1031
1016
886
746
604
595
482
482
408
2
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.5
W
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
96
71
184
329
238
298
372
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
76
127
6
3
12
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
2.2
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
Energy kJ
36
3
29
1654
579
897
1716
2013
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
Distance (km)
70
15
15
0
0
9
0
67
67
15
15
9
0
0
84
208
216
250
250
250
416
833
904
770
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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