Surf Forecasts:
Olifants Bos surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, SW swell with 4,369 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 9 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Olifants Bos this week:
The surf forecast for Olifants Bos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Olifants Bos in the next 16 days are 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 10) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Fri 9th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sat 10th Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 9th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Olifants Bos over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4135 | 3201 | 4369 | 3772 | 2700 | 2180 | 1388 | 1961 | 1494 | 1189 | 869 | 836 | 375 | 1012 | 680 | 869 | 1009 | 1062 | 1548 | 1748 | 2042 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.56m | 2:14AM1.46m | 2:25PM1.62m | 2:47AM1.50m | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:18AM1.51m | 3:27PM1.62m | 3:49AM1.49m | 3:56PM1.56m | 4:18AM1.44m | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:48AM1.36m | 4:56PM1.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.08m | 8:17AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.03m | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.14m | 10:12PM0.09m | 10:20AM0.21m | 10:41PM0.18m | 10:49AM0.29m | 11:09PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4135 | 3201 | 4369 | 3772 | 2700 | 2180 | 1388 | 1961 | 1494 | 1189 | 869 | 836 | 375 | 1012 | 680 | 869 | 1009 | 1062 | 1548 | 1748 | 2042 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | ESE 9 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | E 11 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 31 | 887 | 1111 | 703 | 178 | 83 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 15 | E 10 | ESE 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — | S 14 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 179 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | 10 | 29 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 73 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 11 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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