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

	Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wed
	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	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating	3	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.2 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 WSW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	13	12	13	13	12	12	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	740	615	912	1685	2732	4308	3419	4570	3486	2595	1934	1505	1211	631	1121	2395	1787	1047	2083	1885	1260	766
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:54PM 1.72		5:46AM 1.27	6:14PM 1.46		6:15AM 1.18	6:28PM 1.24		6:51AM 1.07	7:06PM 1.12		7:41AM 0.97		8:07PM 1.01	9:41AM 0.90		10:18PM 0.97	11:52AM 0.96		12:45AM 1.18	1:33PM 1.14
Low Tide / height (m)	11:35AM 0.16		11:59PM 0.25	11:43AM 0.32		12:13AM 0.35	12:10PM 0.42		12:44AM 0.46	12:42PM 0.53		1:27AM 0.56	1:28PM 0.64		2:54AM 0.64		3:32PM 0.72		5:26AM 0.61	5:59PM 0.66		7:17AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	14	14	15	16	15	17	17	15	18	15	14	16	17	13	14	20	18	16	16	18	17
Low °C	14	14	13	14	15	14	14	17	14	14	15	13	14	17	12	13	18	17	15	16	14	14
Chill °C (?)	15	13	13	15	16	14	17	16	15	18	14	14	16	16	11	12	20	17	16	16	18	17
Sunrise	6:46	-	-	7:11	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:43
Sunset	-	6:23	-	-	6:24	-	-	5:59	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 WSW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	11	9	12	12	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	13	12	13	13	12	12	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	1.0 WSW	0.4 S	1.2 SW	0.3 S	0.2 S	-	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.7 SW	1.2 SW	0.3 ESE	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 SSE	0.6 SE	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	1.0 E	0.6 E
Period (s)	5	12	9	17	9	10	-	10	10	10	16	14	5	19	18	18	6	6	16	16	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.2 SSE	1.1 SE	-	-	-	-	1.0 W	1.8 SW
Period (s)	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	4	3	6	-	-	-	-	4	8

	Wednesday 27							Thursday 28								Friday 29
	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)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.1 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	11	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	15
Energy(?)	976	639	816	549	530	624	1022	1006	1064	1011	1330	3001	3202	3431	3844	3418	3545	3804	5521	5153	4295	4508
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-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
High Tide / height (m)						5:30PM 1.45				5:46AM 1.27				5:58PM 1.35				6:16AM 1.18				6:40PM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)				11:17AM 0.23				11:44PM 0.26				11:43AM 0.32				12:13AM 0.35				12:10PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	17	17	17	16	14	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	15	15	16	15
Chill °C (?)	11	17	17	17	16	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	13	14	12	13	15	15	16	15
Sunrise	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	11	12	11	10	10	9	12	12	12	12	12	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.8 WSW	0.4 E	1.1 WSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.9 SW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	-	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	10	10	5	13	6	12	10	10	9	9	18	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	-	-	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 NE	-	0.6 S	-	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 27																					Thu
	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)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	10
Energy(?)	1089	584	976	484	869	472	606	631	623	534	528	641	617	642	615	561	562	624	930	946	468	521
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																5:30PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)										11:17AM 0.23												11:59PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	17	12	11	14	11	12	13	13	15	16	13	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	14
Chill °C (?)	12	16	11	9	13	10	10	11	11	14	15	11	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:46	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:23	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	11	12	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	12	12	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.6 WSW	0.4 E	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.9 S	0.5 SW
Period (s)	16	9	10	14	5	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 E	1.3 NE	-	1.0 S	-	0.8 S	-	-	-	0.6 S	0.6 S	-	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	-	-
Period (s)	4	5	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	-	-

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