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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sun	Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14
	Night	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 South Africa	Baboon Point West Coast	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Meerensee Beach Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Arniston Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 WSW	2.4 SW	3.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 S
Period(s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	12	12	11	10	10	11	13	13	14	12	12	13
Energy	1065	1835	1673	1016	1153	798	1081	1156	1032	1028	1212	2706	4892	1126	1309	1216	1065	3429	8051	2037	1003	1087
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	8:18PM 1.35	8:37AM 1.09		9:15PM 1.25	10:06AM 1.13		10:19PM 1.29	11:04AM 1.14		11:20PM 1.36	12:06PM 1.25		12:52AM 1.63	1:31PM 1.46		1:48AM 1.60	1:58PM 1.71	2:22PM 1.56	2:45AM 1.66		3:14PM 1.48	3:33AM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)	2:35AM 0.54		2:47PM 0.70	3:46AM 0.45		3:48PM 0.47	4:54AM 0.37		5:08PM 0.65		5:58AM 0.29	6:27PM 0.41		7:20AM 0.25	7:27PM 0.30		7:46AM 0.13		8:24PM 0.21	9:02AM 0.08		9:16PM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
High °C	19	17	16	15	17	17	15	15	18	17	17	18	15	15	17	15	14	15	19	15	17	21
Low °C	16	16	15	14	15	17	15	15	18	14	14	16	14	14	16	14	12	15	16	13	17	20
Chill °C (?)	19	17	16	15	17	17	14	15	18	17	16	18	15	14	16	15	12	14	18	15	17	21
Sunrise	-	7:45	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SSW	0.2 E	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	12	12	11	10	10	11	13	11	14	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.4 SE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.9 E	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.3 S	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.2 E	-	0.5 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	13	11	13	12	10	12	12	7	8	8	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	10	10	8	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 NW	2.4 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	0.7 W	3.0 SW	3.5 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	12	11	-	-	-	4	13	14	-	-	-

	Sunday 07			Monday 08								Tuesday 09								Wednesday 10
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	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	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 SW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s)	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Energy	1368	1864	2039	1065	1049	1100	1835	1698	1673	1335	1225	1016	1559	1315	1153	798	798	863	900	1081	1063	1044
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	mid-flow	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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			8:12PM 1.47				8:37AM 1.09				9:16PM 1.49				10:06AM 1.13				10:24PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)					2:35AM 0.54				2:47PM 0.70				4:06AM 0.53				3:48PM 0.47				4:54AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	17	17	16	15	17	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	15	15	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	17	16	15	17	15	16	15	15	15	14	15	17	17	17	15	15	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48
Sunset	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 ESE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 SE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 SE	0.2 ESE	0.1 NW	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 W
Period (s)	11	12	12	13	13	13	11	13	13	11	11	12	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 07									Monday 08
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Bettys Bay Overberg	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.4 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW
Period(s)	12	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	1292	2303	1368	1809	1919	1864	1041	2070	2039	1931	2112	1065	2081	2081	1049	1100	1963	1100	1100	1049	1835	1946
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)							8:18PM 1.35												8:48AM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)													2:46AM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	17	16	17	17	20	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	15
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	16	17	17	20	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.4 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	12	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 ESE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.1 W	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 SE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 SE	0.1 NW
Period (s)	14	14	11	12	12	12	13	12	12	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	13	13	13	11	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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