Santos Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.12° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Santos Reef sea temperature is

19.5°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Santos Reef at 3AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	841	734	723	689	718	694	683	710	843	383	314	676	524	311	238	407	879	1023	965	936	958
Wind (km/h)	S	S	W	NW	WNW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide			8:45PM1.45m				9:53AM1.55m				10:38PM1.42m					11:27AM1.64m				00:05AM1.52m
Low Tide	2:29PM0.89m				3:15AM0.84m				4:54PM0.86m					5:10AM0.80m				6:15PM0.72m


	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28
	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	7:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	16	15	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	16	17	17	16	14	16	17	17	15	14	14	15	14	15	17	17	16	17	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	ESE 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	841	734	723	689	718	694	683	710	33	383	314	382	34	311	238	407	879	1023	965	936	958
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	42	42	27	69	64	60	58	51	51	37	37	35	43	109	198	196	19	32	50	35	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	16	29	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	33	33	19	—	—	31	31	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 11	S 11	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	843	126	108	676	524	36	39	59	80	69	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	80	117	63	63	63	43	44	63	63	63	43	0	0	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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