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

	Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29
	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	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 S	1.2 SSW	2.1 S	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	13	13	8	16	14	16	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	19
Energy(?)	1525	1439	1121	1106	599	523	569	1284	1220	1742	1308	1139	1232	1169	1358	1203	754	589
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:01PM	4:11AM		4:31PM	4:35AM		4:59PM 3:51AM		5:11AM	5:28PM		5:42AM	6:01PM		6:17AM	6:53PM
Low Tide / height (m)	9:56AM	9:32PM	9:59PM	10:22AM		10:25PM	10:53AM		11:00PM	11:22AM		11:33PM	11:54AM	10:00AM	12:07AM	12:34PM		12:52AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	20	25	22	23	23	24	22	24	20	19	25	21	18	19	19	22	21	21
Low °C	19	23	22	21	23	22	18	24	14	14	24	17	16	18	18	19	21	19
Chill °C (?)	20	25	22	23	23	24	22	24	20	19	25	21	18	19	19	22	21	21
Sunrise	6:47	-	-	6:13	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	6:54	-	-
Sunset	-	5:32	-	-	5:22	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:39	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 S	1.2 SSW	1.9 S	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 E
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	8	16	14	16	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 ESE	0.9 SW	-	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 E	1.1 ESE	0.8 S	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	5	6	8	7	7	8	17	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	7	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 ENE	-	-	-	-	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.4 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.6 W	-
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	9	6	5	5	4	4	4	-

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	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	13
Energy(?)	3531	3352	1937	1689	1525	1487	1439	1540	1292	1121	1106	1121	1106	653	599	506	503	523
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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)			3:45AM 1.93				4:05PM 1.53				4:16AM 1.80				4:32PM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)	9:32PM 0.15				9:56AM 0.30				10:05PM 0.10				10:27AM 0.09				10:29PM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	19	18	19	19	20	19	23	22	22	22	22	21	23	23	23	22	18	22
Chill °C (?)	19	18	19	19	20	19	23	22	22	22	22	21	23	23	23	22	18	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.3 E	1.0 E	0.5 SE	0.6 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 ESE	0.7 E	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	7	7	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	-