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 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			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	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Siyayi KZN North	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Mapelane KZN North	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gansbaai Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Outer Kom Cape Town
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	8	6	6	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 E	0.5 SSW	1.6 E	1.4 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 SW	2.5 WSW	2.1 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 S	2.4 S	1.5 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.7 SW	3.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	2.0 WSW
Period(s)	8	12	10	9	10	13	12	11	11	13	12	14	11	13	11	14	13	15	18	17	12	11
Energy	289	81	562	371	437	1184	2389	1058	7051	5329	2863	3296	1839	2219	891	1047	1309	4478	1150	1303	948	1399
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	off	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:28AM 1.04		11:46PM 1.50	12:46PM 1.16		1:12AM 1.35	1:34PM 1.27		1:55AM 1.58		2:12PM 1.47	2:25AM 1.56		2:42PM 1.61	2:53AM 1.90		3:12PM 1.62	3:25AM 1.89		3:39PM 2.01	3:17AM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)		5:44PM 0.57		6:49AM 0.54	6:50PM 0.51		7:36AM 0.41	7:35PM 0.39		8:10AM 0.34		8:09PM 0.26	8:40AM 0.20		8:43PM 0.37	9:07AM 0.18		9:12PM 0.17	9:07AM 0.11		9:14PM 0.22	9:35AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	-	-
High °C	24	25	22	31	31	15	15	15	14	15	20	20	18	21	16	17	19	17	17	21	17	17
Low °C	19	24	21	26	27	14	14	15	13	14	20	19	13	20	15	16	18	15	17	21	16	16
Chill °C (?)	24	25	22	31	31	13	14	13	12	14	20	20	18	21	16	17	18	16	16	21	17	16
Sunrise	6:20	-	-	6:35	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:18	-	-	6:26	-	-	7:22
Sunset	-	5:27	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:17	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.4 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 SW	2.5 WSW	2.1 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	0.7 E	3.0 SSW	2.4 S	2.4 S	1.5 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.7 SW	3.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	8	8	10	9	10	13	12	11	11	13	10	14	11	13	11	14	13	15	18	17	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.1 NW	1.8 S	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	-	0.8 ESE	1.0 S	0.6 S	1.1 SW	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.6 SSE	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 SW	0.9 S
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	11	12	10	10	10	11	-	9	14	16	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 NNE	-	-	-	0.9 ENE	2.1 SW	-	2.5 WSW	4.0 SSW	-	3.0 SSW	-	-	0.7 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	5	8	-	10	11	-	12	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	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	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Arniston Overberg	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Cape St Martin West Coast	Sodwana KZN North	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	4	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 ENE	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.3 ENE	1.5 E	1.5 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 E	1.3 E	2.5 WSW	1.2 ESE	2.0 WSW	2.0 S
Period(s)	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	12	11
Energy	1127	521	290	293	606	514	609	562	688	701	668	511	515	1273	1239	1191	568	321	2369	286	1846	1616
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	low-flow	low	high-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
High Tide / height (m)				11:27AM 1.05				12:20AM 1.30				12:46PM 1.15				1:17AM 1.54				1:34PM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)		5:27AM 0.64				5:42PM 0.54				6:47AM 0.60				6:49PM 0.52				7:34AM 0.51				7:02PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	22	21	29	24	23	26	22	21	23	28	31	26	24	24	23	24	24	15	31	15	15
Chill °C (?)	19	22	21	29	24	23	26	22	21	23	28	31	26	24	24	23	24	24	13	31	14	14
Sunrise	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.3 E	1.2 E	0.5 SSW	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.6 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.3 E	2.5 WSW	1.2 ESE	1.9 SSW	2.0 S
Period (s)	8	9	9	12	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SW	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	1.7 S	0.9 NNE	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	11	17	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	5	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 ENE	0.3 NNW	0.2 WSW	1.3 ENE	1.5 E	1.5 ENE	1.8 ENE	-	0.9 NE	-	0.7 NE	-	-	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	2	2	8	8	8	8	-	6	-	6	-	-	10	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	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	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Arniston Overberg	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Cape St Martin West Coast	Sodwana KZN North	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	4	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 ESE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.6 ENE	0.6 SSW	1.4 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	0.5 SSW	1.6 E	0.9 SW	1.6 E	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s)	8	9	8	8	7	8	8	12	12	12	12	8	12	8	8	9	12	9	10	10	10	10
Energy	1225	463	370	340	285	327	314	123	120	120	227	589	112	364	559	567	82	537	158	517	180	194
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)										11:22AM 1.11												11:36PM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)																5:35PM 0.68
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	22	20	19	17	21	22	23	24	25	25	28	28	25	24	24	23	22	16	23	16	16
Chill °C (?)	18	22	20	19	17	21	22	23	24	25	25	28	28	25	24	24	23	22	16	23	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 ESE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.6 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 E	1.3 E	0.5 S	1.5 E	1.6 E	0.9 SW	1.6 E	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	8	9	8	8	7	8	8	7	7	7	12	8	8	8	8	12	8	9	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 S	0.3 N	0.3 S	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	4	11	17	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 ENE	-	-	-	1.3 NNE	-	-	1.1 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	-	1.5 E	1.6 E	-	1.2 NE	-	0.4 N	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	5	-	-	6	6	6	7	8	8	-	8	9	-	5	-	3	4	4

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