South Africa Surf

Detailed South Africa surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in South Africa. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in South Africa. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in South Africa over the next 7 days. Surf photos from South Africa and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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South Africa Wavefinder

Change units	Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Mapelane KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	S 9	SW 12	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SW 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 8	E 9	SW 10	W 11
kJ	2380	2930	606	389	493	531	661	724	443	827	342	1975	1087	1039	1409	495	313	621	521	309	364
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SE	SE	SSE	E	SE	SE	E	E	SSW	NE	NNW	E	NE	WSW	SW	NW	NNE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:55PM1.92m	3:51AM1.55m		4:28PM1.83m	4:47AM1.63m		4:38PM1.61m		5:19AM1.66m	5:17PM1.51m		5:53AM1.76m	6:16PM1.47m		6:43AM1.37m	7:08PM1.37m		7:13AM1.57m		8:37PM1.31m
Low Tide	9:40AM0.18m		9:45PM-0.02m	9:51AM0.06m		10:42PM-0.01m	10:29AM0.33m		10:58PM0.29m	11:20AM0.15m		11:50PM0.20m	11:54AM0.38m		00:32AM0.33m	12:47PM0.48m		1:06AM0.55m	1:32PM0.70m	2:08PM0.66m	3:22AM0.76m
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Max °C	15	16	13	17	16	16	19	23	24	23	31	27	25	33	25	17	17	21	24	16	17
Min °C	15	16	11	11	16	15	14	22	22	16	29	22	25	32	22	17	17	18	19	15	16
Chill °C	14	15	10	16	15	16	19	23	24	23	31	27	25	33	25	17	17	21	24	15	16
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