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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Saturday 28			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Sat
	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	5	9	7	9	8	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 SSW	2.4 S	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 ENE	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 WSW	2.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	12	15	14	14	8	13	12	14	11	10	10	12	12	12	8	11	7	10	10
Energy(?)	890	3174	9131	6572	9385	7522	4390	1284	2634	1271	278	710	799	678	483	1123	1201	970	534	552	973	853
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:26PM 1.45	2:11AM 1.70		2:55PM 1.53	3:23AM 1.60		3:28PM 1.61	3:44AM 1.95		3:59PM 1.66	4:16AM 2.06		4:33PM 2.06	4:42AM 1.91		4:42PM 1.75	4:48AM 1.60	5:16AM 1.72	5:25PM 1.60		5:17AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)	8:15AM 0.39		8:01PM 0.49	8:52AM 0.24		9:10PM 0.13	9:27AM 0.12		9:35PM 0.04	9:58AM 0.05		10:02PM 0.26	10:27AM 0.02		10:31PM 0.00	10:54AM 0.05		10:38PM 0.10	11:23AM 0.08		11:04PM 0.17	11:31AM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	3	10	1	3	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	19	16	17	16	18	22	17	21	24	18	19	21	19	24	24	25	21	21	20	18
Low °C	18	21	17	15	16	15	15	22	15	17	24	17	18	21	18	20	23	23	21	21	18	17
Chill °C (?)	20	21	19	14	16	15	18	22	17	21	24	18	19	21	19	24	24	25	21	21	20	17
Sunrise	6:13	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:37
Sunset	-	7:06	-	-	7:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:28	-	-	7:19	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:47	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	2.3 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 ENE	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	15	14	14	15	13	12	14	11	10	10	12	12	12	8	11	12	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 E	0.5 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.3 WNW	1.1 SW	0.4 ESE	0.2 S	0.9 SSW	0.5 E	0.8 E	1.1 SSW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	9	8	13	12	15	13	11	10	10	10	11	18	16	16	10	10	11	12	8	8	10	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	2.4 S	0.5 ENE	-	1.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	2.3 ENE	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	-	-
Period (s)	9	11	11	-	-	-	-	8	10	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	4	7	-	-

	Fri	Saturday 28								Sunday 01								Monday 02
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Groenvlei Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bettys Bay Overberg	Heaven West Coast
Rating	4	3	3	4	3	2	5	5	8	9	5	4	7	0	9	9	9	8	9	7	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	1.0 E	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	2.5 SSW	4.5 SW	1.0 ENE	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	13	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	8	14	14	15	14	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	1012	538	813	1005	1064	470	3174	4048	7595	9131	4397	1933	6572	284	8897	8255	8797	7204	8343	6821	4444	4136
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)							2:13PM 1.52				2:42AM 1.51				2:52PM 1.65				3:23AM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)					8:12AM 0.38				8:30PM 0.27				8:52AM 0.23				8:40PM 0.40				9:00AM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	22	17	18	21	25	21	19	20	18	18	19	15	26	15	15	16	16	17	18	17	18
Chill °C (?)	20	22	17	18	21	25	21	19	20	18	18	18	13	26	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.0 E	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	2.5 SSW	4.5 SW	1.0 ENE	0.2 E	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	11	13	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	8	12	14	15	14	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 E	0.7 ENE	0.4 E	0.5 WSW	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.7 SSW	0.5 E	0.3 E	0.6 SSW	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.6 ENE	0.6 E	0.1 NW	0.3 NW
Period (s)	10	12	9	9	8	7	8	9	13	13	18	12	12	12	9	11	13	13	9	9	13	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 NE	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	5.0 SW	-	-	-	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	-	9	9	3	11	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	15	15	-	-

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	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Groenvlei Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bettys Bay Overberg	Heaven West Coast
Rating	4	3	3	4	3	2	5	5	8	9	5	4	7	0	9	9	9	8	9	7	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	1.0 S	1.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.7 E	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.7 E	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	14	11	11	11	14	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	12
Energy(?)	1055	782	848	772	921	461	699	836	711	678	850	571	754	305	890	932	1084	1017	468	513	2451	970
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)																		1:39PM 1.34	2:23PM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)													8:11AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	22	18	17	18	20	17	17	17	16	17	19	19	27	20	21	19	19	25	26	20	19
Chill °C (?)	20	22	18	17	18	20	17	17	17	16	17	19	19	27	20	21	19	18	25	26	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.0 E	1.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.7 E	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 ENE	0.2 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	11	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	7	19	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	1.0 S	1.3 WSW	0.4 ESE	0.7 WSW	0.7 E	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 E	0.8 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 S	1.1 W	0.8 ENE	1.0 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	10	14	9	9	10	14	10	10	9	9	10	8	9	14	9	9	11	9	7	12	18	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 NE	-	-	-	0.7 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	1.1 ENE	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.2 W	-	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	3.0 SW	-
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	9	9	9	-	4	3	11	-

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