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 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01
	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	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 S	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	3.0 NE	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 S	1.3 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.9 S
Period(s) (?)	8	16	15	16	15	14	15	15	8	14	14	13	18	18	17	16	15	12
Energy(?)	744	1300	1325	2035	1547	1155	1011	1028	1060	890	754	501	515	1141	1456	1017	610	1065
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:58PM			5:13PM		5:21AM	5:55PM	4:13AM	6:06AM	6:53PM		7:11AM		8:07PM	8:42AM		9:41PM
Low Tide / height (m)	10:53AM		11:02PM 10:34PM	11:00AM		11:13PM	11:38AM		11:53PM	12:26PM		12:59AM	1:32PM		2:37AM 10:30AM		3:09PM	4:25AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	25	20	20	28	24	20	27	21	23	23	17	24	27	23	27	25	20
Low °C	16	24	15	15	25	19	18	22	20	19	19	17	17	24	21	23	24	18
Chill °C (?)	20	25	20	20	28	24	20	27	21	23	23	17	24	27	23	27	25	20
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:16	-	-
Sunset	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:16	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 E	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 ENE	1.3 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	9	8	15	16	15	14	15	15	8	14	14	13	9	18	17	16	15	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	0.8 SW	1.5 SSE	-	0.9 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	15	16	18	8	-	8	7	14	14	9	9	9	18	7	11	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 S	2.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	2.5 SE	1.5 SSE	0.6 N	1.3 NNW	2.1 ESE	3.0 NE	1.1 W	1.2 WSW	-	-	-	0.8 NE	0.5 N	0.4 SSW	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	9	3	5	8	8	5	5	-	-	-	6	5	3	-

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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	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	8	8	15	16	16	15	15	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	679	523	423	716	744	1135	1300	1366	1343	1325	1079	2061	2035	1753	1547	1393	1171	1155
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:44AM 1.94				4:38PM 1.37				4:48AM 1.68					5:18PM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)	10:32PM 0.12				10:28AM 0.15				10:36PM 0.28					11:02AM 0.43				11:13PM 0.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	risk thund- der	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	23	22	16	20	22	24	20	17	16	15	15	20	25	28	24	22	21
Chill °C (?)	21	23	22	15	20	22	24	20	16	15	14	14	20	25	28	24	22	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 ESE	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.6 SW	1.9 S	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	13	13	8	8	9	15	8	16	15	15	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	1.6 SW	0.3 SW	1.5 S	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	-	1.5 SSE	-	-	0.7 SSE	1.4 SSE	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	7	8	8	18	15	16	16	20	8	18	18	-	8	-	-	10	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.2 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.4 SSE	2.2 SSE	1.6 S	1.9 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.5 SE	1.4 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SE	2.3 SE	0.6 N
Period (s)	6	5	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	3