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

7 day 48 hour

	Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.2 S	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW	2.5 WSW	5.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	12	12	12	11	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	12	11	11
Energy(?)	5432	4066	3060	6066	7497	7597	3104	4635	1365	1062	864	789	583	1436	8371	4100	3083	4182
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:26PM	4:42AM		5:29PM		5:39AM	6:05PM	4:26AM	6:13AM	6:35PM		6:47AM	7:01PM		7:24AM	7:49PM
Low Tide / height (m)	10:10AM	9:56PM	10:39PM	10:48AM		11:40PM	11:45AM		12:16AM	12:18PM		12:42AM	12:47PM		1:27AM 10:34AM	1:25PM		2:11AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	3	-	-	1	5	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	1	1	-
High °C	13	13	12	12	12	14	15	16	16	13	20	15	17	20	14	14	19	17
Low °C	12	13	11	12	12	13	14	15	14	13	17	13	13	12	14	14	18	16
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	9	9	11	15	15	15	12	20	15	17	20	11	12	18	15
Sunrise	6:58	-	-	7:26	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:24	-	-	6:54	-	-	7:03	-	-
Sunset	-	5:49	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:51	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	0.2 E	0.3 E	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 S	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW	0.7 SE	5.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.3 E	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	12	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	13	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SE	1.1 SE	1.0 SE	0.9 SE	1.0 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SE	0.3 SE	0.2 E
Period (s)	9	10	9	-	-	-	9	9	9	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SSW	-	4.0 SSW	-	-	-	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	2.5 WSW	0.4 N	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	12	12	12	-	13	-	-	-	3	4	11	3	12	11	11

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Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	8863	8332	7661	7063	5432	5285	4066	4655	3420	3060	3680	4317	6066	4209	7497	6731	9120	7597
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	ebb	low	flow	ebb	low	flow	flow	high	ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:01AM 1.58				4:51PM 1.79									5:26PM 1.89
Low Tide / height (m)	9:56PM 0.03				10:36AM -0.05					11:01PM 0.03			10:54AM 0.26					11:39PM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	2	1
Temp. °C	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	11	11	12	13	12	13	12	12	14	14
Chill °C (?)	14	13	12	10	11	13	13	12	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	9	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	-	-	-	9	9	10	10	10	9	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 SW	-	4.5 SW	-	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	12	-	12	12	12	12