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

	Fri		Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thu
	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
Rating	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 SW	2.1 WSW	2.0 SSW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.7 S	1.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	14	12	16	14	19	18	16	15	14	14	13
Energy(?)	3415	3331	1548	2613	1177	1346	2640	1384	1505	501	1162	716	1621	1904	3037	2281	1189	1060
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	5:08PM		5:21AM	5:47PM		5:49AM	6:25PM		6:40AM 4:53PM	7:22PM 5:08PM		7:32AM		8:36PM	8:58AM		10:11PM	10:50AM
Low Tide / height (m)		11:11PM	11:34AM 10:58AM		11:40PM	12:01PM		12:33AM	12:52PM		1:29AM	1:54PM		3:10AM		3:19PM 11:10PM	4:58AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	heavy rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	16	16	18	15	16	17	17	19	19	19	22	20	17	17	20	25	21
Low °C	18	16	15	17	12	14	16	15	14	19	19	20	19	16	16	19	24	19
Chill °C (?)	19	15	15	17	13	16	16	17	19	19	19	22	20	17	16	20	25	21
Sunrise	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33
Sunset	5:30	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	0.2 E	2.1 WSW	2.0 SSW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.7 S	1.0 SW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	13	13	12	9	12	13	12	14	12	16	14	10	18	16	15	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	-	0.1 W	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 S	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	0.1 W
Period (s)	8	-	13	-	-	10	10	10	15	9	9	19	10	10	11	9	-	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	3.0 SW	0.5 S	-	-	0.8 E	1.1 SE	-	0.9 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	12	3	-	-	10	6	-	5	-	-	-	-	9	-	-

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	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12
Energy(?)	3555	3050	3415	5014	4351	3331	3141	3018	1548	3049	2613	2096	2027	1177	2185	2879	1346	2846
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:08PM 1.63				5:05AM 1.47				5:47PM 1.42				5:58AM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)	10:58AM 0.12									11:34AM 0.21				11:43PM 0.38				12:12PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	18	15	17	16	16	16	16	18	17	15	14	13	14	14	16	17
Chill °C (?)	19	18	18	15	16	16	16	16	15	17	16	14	13	11	13	13	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	0.2 E	0.2 E	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	9	9	12	12	12	12	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 E	-	0.3 E	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 W	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	13	13	-	-	9	9	-	9	9	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	0.5 S	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	13	13	-	-	-	-	13	12	-	-	3	-	-	-	-