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Lat Long: 34.25° S 18.38° E

Olifants Bos WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Olifants Bos sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.8° 

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 9 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, WSW swell with 5,733 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 0.1m and 20s. 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 4.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 10) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (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 Powerful11AM (Thu 15th Oct)13ft (4.0m) 14s

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


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