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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: South Africa Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, South Africa Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, South Africa Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, South Africa Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: South Africa Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: South Africa Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, South Africa Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, South Africa Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, South Africa Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

South Africa Wavefinder

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	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Cape Vidal KZN North	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Onrus Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	ESE 9	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 9	SE 11	SE 12	ESE 12	E 11	E 10	ESE 11	E 9	E 9	SW 11	W 10
kJ	1053	1083	976	632	674	1224	466	686	1055	796	846	1170	1969	1272	1130	802	546	505	441	308	755
Wind (km/h)	E	SSW	ENE	SW	SSE	SW	ENE	E	NE	N	E	NW	SW	ENE	NW	NE	ESE	N	WSW	SW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:33PM1.43m	3:42AM1.61m		4:36PM1.55m	4:43AM1.85m		4:55PM1.79m		5:01AM1.68m	5:25PM1.73m		5:40AM1.96m	5:59PM1.64m		6:10AM1.67m	6:27PM1.70m		6:40AM1.39m	7:06PM1.52m
Low Tide	9:20AM0.41m		9:41PM0.49m	10:22AM0.10m		10:43PM0.34m	10:42AM0.09m		11:02PM0.19m	11:09AM0.08m		11:37PM0.18m	11:47AM0.08m		00:06AM0.39m	12:12PM0.33m		00:42AM0.27m	12:44PM0.24m		1:09AM0.33m


mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	15	18	17	16	18	17	16	20	16	19	21	16	17	20	19	19	20	20	24	25	14
Min °C	13	17	15	14	17	15	11	20	13	13	19	13	15	18	18	17	18	19	21	18	11
Chill °C	15	18	17	16	18	16	16	20	15	19	21	16	17	20	19	19	20	20	24	25	13
	7:41	—	—	6:58	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:20	—	—	6:31	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:09	—	—
	—	6:04	—	—	5:27	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:42	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 11	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 10
kJ	1053	1083	976	632	674	811	455	330	711	796	692	1170	1969	1272	718	544	467	505	441	293	328
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	—	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 15
kJ	66	18	15	586	501	113	466	—	203	125	153	14	23	386	147	204	546	240	224	308	355
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	—	SE 6	—	—	S 9	ESE 6	ESE 8	E 8	—	E 9	—	—	—	E 11	E 10	—	WSW 12	WSW 5	WSW 5	W 10
kJ	151	—	56	—	—	1224	110	686	1055	—	846	—	—	—	1130	802	—	353	41	37	755
Sea °C	15	14	15	22	22	23	17	17	18	18	18	23	24	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	15
Diff °C	-1.1	-1.5	-1.1	+1.8	+1.8	+1.0	+0.2	+0.2	+0.4	+0.4	+0.5	+1.0	+2.0	-1.1	-1.2	-1.2	+0.4	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	-0.2

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