Santos Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.12° E

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Santos Reef sea temperature is

15.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Santos Reef today (17 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Santos Reef at 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (17 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

Table - waves today at Santos Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 17							Friday 18								Saturday 19
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 7	SW 13	ESE 8	SW 13	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1289	1144	1039	864	835	671	625	636	625	604	573	455	527	700	613	604	706	597	409	455	309	334	987
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	NE	NE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on
High Tide		6:31AM1.55m				6:46PM1.56m				7:07AM1.40m				7:23PM1.40m					8:21AM1.26m				9:07PM1.26m
Low Tide				12:20PM0.70m				00:50AM0.78m				12:54PM0.88m				1:41AM0.92m					2:04PM1.05m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	14	16	18	16	15	15
Feels °C	11	11	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	10	11	12	12	13	14	16	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15
kJ	1289	1144	1039	864	835	671	625	636	625	604	573	455	512	700	613	604	460	416	344	302	273	235	987
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	E 10	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	SSW 15	S 20	—	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8
kJ	189	51	—	36	37	36	36	36	—	—	—	167	7	—	31	30	519	486	409	455	309	228	235
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SSW 16	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	—
kJ	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66	100	—	125	334	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	195	245	312	230	223	181	191	220	280	363	374	527	628	561	556	706	597	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	63	63	409	446	1020	63	63	63	63	63	340	340	63	63	43	43	25	25	77	63	63	43	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point				Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4				4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Doring Bay West Coast	Zinkwazi KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	9	5	5

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