Olifants Bos Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.25° S 18.38° E

Olifants Bos WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Olifants Bos sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.3° 

Olifants Bos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Olifants Bos surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 2,594 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Olifants Bos in the next 16 days are 2.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Thu 27th Aug)4ft (1.2m) 11s
Best Surf 8AM (Sat 29th Aug)4.5ft (1.3m) 13s
Most Powerful 8AM (Tue 25th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Olifants Bos over the next 16 days.


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