Platboom Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.33° S 18.45° E

Platboom WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Platboom sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.8° 

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


Platboom surf forecast from 13 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 14 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period, WSW swell with 6,060 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 13 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Platboom this week:

The surf forecast for Platboom over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Platboom in the next 16 days are 4.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 15) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Tue 13th Oct)7ft (2.2m) 10s
Best Surf11AM (Wed 14th Oct)8ft (2.5m) 13s
Most Powerful 8AM (Thu 15th Oct)13ft (4.0m) 15s

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


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