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

	Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25
	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 (?)	1.3 S	1.7 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	6.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.5 WSW	5.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	14	14	13	11	11	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	16	14	14	14
Energy(?)	539	1023	1443	1368	1179	785	1688	14039	9445	12160	14084	11210	6436	3532	1169	8693	8498	10265
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	11:58AM		12:28AM	1:01PM		1:22AM	1:30PM		1:42AM	11:33AM	2:45PM	3:00AM		3:32PM	3:44AM		4:18PM	4:28AM
Low Tide / height (m)		6:00PM		6:55AM 5:53AM	7:01PM		7:16AM	7:35PM		8:07AM		8:46PM	9:21AM		9:30PM	9:40AM 5:30PM		10:19PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	2	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	2	3	-
High °C	25	31	23	27	30	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	19	19	14	14	20
Low °C	20	29	22	25	29	16	17	17	15	14	15	14	15	17	18	14	13	16
Chill °C (?)	25	31	23	27	30	16	15	15	16	14	15	14	15	19	19	11	11	20
Sunrise	7:03	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:52	-	-
Sunset	-	5:15	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:45	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.7 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 WSW	1.4 SW	5.0 WSW	3.5 SW	5.0 WSW	5.5 WSW	5.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	-	-	4.0 SSW
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	13	11	11	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	16	-	-	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	0.7 SSW	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	-	-	0.3 E	1.7 W	-	-	0.7 ENE	-	0.9 SSW	-	-	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	6	8	12	8	8	-	-	-	9	14	-	-	8	-	16	-	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 NE	0.3 NNW	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.1 NE	2.5 WSW	6.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	-	-	-	0.6 ENE	-	1.2 NE	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW
Period (s)	6	4	4	4	5	4	11	14	14	-	-	-	8	-	6	14	14	14

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	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 S	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	12	14	14	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	13	11	14	11
Energy(?)	1027	563	539	615	1023	1033	1246	1443	1527	1452	1368	1058	1179	1036	1086	785	529	589
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	ebb	-	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				11:58AM 1.23				11:58PM 1.66				1:00PM 1.45				12:48AM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)						5:58PM 0.38				6:22AM 0.20				7:01PM 0.30				7:40AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	23	16	25	31	29	29	22	22	22	22	27	29	29	26	26	17	21	19
Chill °C (?)	23	16	25	31	29	29	22	22	22	22	27	29	29	26	26	16	21	19
Sunrise	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:23	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 S	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	12	13	13	12	14	14	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	13	11	14	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.4 S	0.7 ENE	0.7 S	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.4 NW	0.7 S	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	-	0.8 ENE	0.2 E
Period (s)	6	16	6	15	8	8	15	12	5	12	8	8	8	8	8	-	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.0 ENE	1.2 NE	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 NW	0.3 NNE	0.5 N	-	0.8 NW	0.4 NNW	0.5 NW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.1 NE	1.3 NE	-
Period (s)	-	5	6	-	4	3	3	4	-	5	4	4	5	3	3	4	7	-

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