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

	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	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	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.5 WSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	2.3 S	2.5 S	2.0 S	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	17	16	15	13	14	13
Energy(?)	319	314	1014	1422	1060	749	555	503	625	638	711	524	3161	3222	1865	1042	1106	617
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	1:15PM		1:22AM			1:53AM		2:13PM	2:20AM		2:50PM	2:55AM		3:09PM	3:15AM		3:39PM	3:48AM 1:26PM
Low Tide / height (m)		7:20PM		8:17AM	7:52PM		8:13AM		8:15PM	8:40AM		8:45PM 7:24AM	9:05AM		9:09PM	9:32AM		9:38PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	20	20	17	22	18	22	24	19	17	18	18	21	22	22	18	23	20
Low °C	19	19	15	16	22	18	17	22	19	16	18	17	18	20	18	17	22	19
Chill °C (?)	21	20	20	17	22	18	22	24	19	17	18	18	21	22	22	18	23	20
Sunrise	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:16	-	-
Sunset	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:32	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.5 WSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	2.3 S	2.5 S	2.0 S	1.7 SSW	1.7 E	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	17	16	15	13	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.5 SSE	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	-	0.8 SW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.9 E	0.7 W	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	8	16	4	14	13	4	6	11	-	11	11	11	8	8	8	9	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 S	-	-	0.8 SE	0.6 ESE	-	1.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 E	-	0.6 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	4	4	4	-	-	5	5	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	3	6

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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	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	2.0 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	600	529	535	431	319	272	314	319	791	1014	1261	1267	1422	1269	1060	1129	560	749
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		12:54AM 1.30				1:15PM 1.19				1:25AM 1.40				1:45PM 1.27
Low Tide / height (m)				7:51AM 0.45				7:19PM 0.38				7:52AM 0.54				7:49PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	22	18	21	20	19	20	18	16	17	17	17	18	22	19	21	18
Chill °C (?)	21	21	22	18	21	20	19	20	18	16	17	17	17	18	22	19	21	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	2.0 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 SSW	0.6 E	0.4 W	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 W	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	9	9	4	8	8	15	16	16	8	4	4	14	14	13	13	13	13	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.6 S	-	-	0.5 SSE	0.6 SE	0.6 SSE	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SE
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	5