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

	Thu	Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17
	Night	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 South Africa	Outer Pool Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Muizenberg Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	I and Js Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town
Rating	8	9	9	8	8	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	6	5	4	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	0.8 SSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	1.7 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	12	12	11	11	14	11	16	14	13	13	14	14	13
Energy(?)	2243	7147	12153	8568	6880	7444	5069	3010	273	1494	1721	1046	1009	3261	1008	5810	1179	2824	2975	4215	3592	2880
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:26AM 1.41		3:57PM 1.44	4:30AM 1.56		4:32PM 1.47	5:00AM 1.88	5:02AM 1.67	5:09PM 1.57		5:18AM 1.40	5:46PM 1.51		5:59AM 1.35	6:27PM 1.49		7:01AM 1.39	7:12PM 1.44		7:47AM 1.29		8:23PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)	9:25PM 0.30	9:44AM 0.15		10:25PM 0.25	10:17AM 0.12		10:53PM 0.40	11:15AM 0.10		11:18PM 0.23	11:27AM 0.14		12:19AM 0.23	12:04PM 0.19		12:44AM 0.26	1:06PM 0.22		1:35AM 0.30	1:52PM 0.32		2:49AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	12	12	14	15	14	19	23	13	16	13	13	14	17	14	13	14	14	14	15	14
Low °C	13	14	12	12	13	15	11	12	21	13	14	13	13	13	16	12	12	14	13	14	15	13
Chill °C (?)	14	13	9	10	14	14	13	19	23	12	16	12	12	12	16	14	12	12	14	13	14	14
Sunrise	-	7:48	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:55	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	0.9 E	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	1.7 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	13	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	10	12	12	11	11	14	11	16	14	13	13	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	0.4 E	1.3 E	0.8 SSW	-	0.9 E	0.2 WSW	0.5 SW	0.2 E	1.0 SW	0.7 E	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	10	11	8	14	-	9	18	16	10	15	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 ENE	-	1.7 ENE	-	-	-	0.3 N	-	-	-	0.5 NNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	6	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Muizenberg Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Outer Pool Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	6	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	7	6	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	15	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	14
Energy(?)	5107	4378	4435	3615	3254	7110	7056	9351	10694	10782	9643	8568	8029	7714	7567	7557	7231	6029	5046	5069	3112	3459
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	high
High Tide / height (m)	3:21PM 1.36				3:26AM 1.41				3:57PM 1.50				4:34AM 1.53				4:58PM 1.56				4:40AM 1.43	5:04AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)			9:25PM 0.31				10:01AM 0.29				10:02PM 0.26				10:17AM 0.12				10:39PM 0.24	11:01PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	1	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	15	11	11	11	15	13	13	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	13	14	12	14	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	10	13	8	8	10	14	12	12	10	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24
Sunset	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:23	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	-	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	3.0 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	15	16	16	-	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 ENE	-	-	3.0 WSW	0.4 ENE	-	-	0.4 E	-	1.2 E
Period (s)	11	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	14	10	-	-	11	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 WNW	-	0.6 NW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	4.5 SW	-	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	-	-	-	1.1 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	-	4	16	16	16	-	-	-	-	15	-	4	4	-	-	-	5	-	-

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