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Santos Reef surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Santos Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santos Reef sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Santos Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Santos Reef at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Santos Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | |
281 | 206 | 231 | 226 | 231 | 235 | 240 | 277 | 252 | 244 | 240 | 249 | 380 | 369 | 373 | 169 | 361 | 314 | 859 | 1678 | 1786 | 1665 | 2343 | 3821 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.80m | 4:38AM1.87m | 5:02PM1.74m | 5:05AM1.79m | 5:33PM1.66m | 5:34AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.30m | 10:20PM0.41m | 10:43AM0.34m | 10:49PM0.49m | 11:13AM0.41m | 11:20PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 281 | 206 | 231 | 226 | 231 | 235 | 240 | 208 | 252 | 157 | 240 | 249 | 380 | 369 | 373 | 86 | 361 | 314 | 859 | 1678 | 1786 | 1665 | 1771 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 148 | 187 | 133 | 98 | 96 | 179 | 173 | 277 | 113 | 244 | 43 | 236 | 186 | 173 | 164 | 169 | 126 | 123 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 60 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 129 | 201 | 215 | 209 | 195 | 71 | 127 | 147 | 10 | 138 | 143 | 108 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 126 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 80 | 31 | 67 | 127 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 253 | 41 | — | — | — | 900 | 936 | 936 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2343 | 3821 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 407 |
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