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

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	Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Black Rocks Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Cemetery Cape Town	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Pearly Beach Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating	4	7	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	9	7	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SW	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	1.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	12	12	16	15	15	14	15	13	15	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1439	1978	4852	1672	1735	1119	540	961	1001	1152	1890	3945	2823	3669	4261	1782	842	1791	1669	4039	3768	4827
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)		4:59PM 1.72			5:02PM 1.54		5:37AM 1.70	5:53PM 1.56		6:00AM 1.41	6:17PM 1.46		6:22AM 1.38	6:38PM 1.43		6:49AM 1.18	7:08PM 1.22		7:40AM 1.27	7:52PM 1.07		9:41AM 0.90
Low Tide / height (m)	10:45AM 0.04		11:08PM 0.12	10:50AM 0.15		11:09PM 0.24	11:34AM 0.32		11:58PM 0.43	12:03PM 0.21		12:22AM 0.40	12:22PM 0.42		12:51AM 0.51	12:51PM 0.50		1:25AM 0.55	1:36PM 0.81		2:42AM 0.76
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	-
High °C	14	18	16	16	16	15	16	17	13	15	17	15	16	16	17	16	20	15	17	17	16	12
Low °C	14	17	14	12	16	14	12	16	13	13	17	14	15	15	16	14	20	13	15	14	15	11
Chill °C (?)	14	17	15	16	15	14	16	16	12	15	17	14	16	16	16	16	20	13	16	15	14	11
Sunrise	7:13	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:05
Sunset	-	5:45	-	-	5:57	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	5:39	-	-	6:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SW	0.4 ENE	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	0.5 ENE	2.3 SW	1.5 S	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	0.2 W	0.6 E	4.0 WSW
Period (s)	12	9	13	12	12	11	10	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	8	13	8	13	13	19	8	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	0.1 SW	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 SW	0.9 WSW	0.5 S	0.8 SW	1.4 SW	0.3 S	0.2 E	-	0.2 SSE	0.1 W	1.1 SSW	1.5 E	0.9 E	-	-	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	-	9	10	18	10	10	15	12	10	17	16	10	9	-	10	22	15	7	8	-	-	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	-	-	0.7 ENE	-	1.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 SW	-	-	2.0 ENE	1.7 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	-
Period (s)	-	13	13	-	-	4	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	7	7	13	13	-

	Monday 25							Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Arniston Overberg	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	12
Energy(?)	3378	3242	2949	1396	1504	1023	5326	6482	1383	1404	1178	1465	1380	1211	1057	1074	879	631	766	543	566	593
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					4:34PM 1.59					5:11AM 1.55				5:23PM 1.78				5:36AM 1.49				5:30PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)			10:45AM 0.04					11:09PM 0.11				11:08AM 0.12				11:34PM 0.18				11:34AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	16	14	14	14	15	14	13	14	17	16	16	13	12	12	12	15	16	16	16	13
Chill °C (?)	11	11	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	14	17	15	15	12	11	12	12	15	16	16	16	12
Sunrise	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.5 E	0.9 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	1.0 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	20	20	10	10	10	10	10	10	17	16	16	16	16	4	6	5	15	14	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	-	1.3 NE	-	-	-	0.9 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	-	6	-	-	-	4

	Monday 25																					Tue
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Arniston Overberg	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	1.9 SSW	3.5 SW	0.2 E	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	13	10	12	11
Energy(?)	3683	3540	3370	1734	1679	1030	1409	1584	1409	983	983	2087	2424	4137	4137	2423	3579	1563	4209	8	2153	1393
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross	cross	cross	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)															4:56PM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)									10:42AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	12	14	14	11	14	17	15	18	18	15	16	16	15	14	14	16	15	15	14	13
Chill °C (?)	11	11	11	14	14	9	13	17	14	18	17	14	15	15	14	12	12	15	13	13	14	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	0.2 E	1.9 SSW	0.3 E	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	10	14	10	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	-	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	-	0.2 E	0.1 E	1.1 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	-	-	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	12	12	10	10	9	-	10	10	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	3.5 SW	1.7 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	0.8 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	12	12	6	13	6	13	-	-	4

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