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

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	Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wed
	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	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dunes Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	0	3	2	1	3	2	1	5	3	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.7 SSE	1.5 E	1.1 SW	2.5 S	1.2 E	1.6 SW	2.2 S	1.6 SE	2.4 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 S	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 SE	3.0 ESE	3.5 E	2.3 ESE	3.0 E	2.2 E	1.9 E
Period(s) (?)	9	10	8	10	12	8	9	12	8	6	7	10	8	10	10	7	8	9	10	9	10	8
Energy(?)	544	469	865	476	362	1146	351	1016	1010	334	621	171	274	98	91	185	1413	3400	965	1485	872	479
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:10PM 1.70		6:43AM 1.42	6:47PM 1.37		7:06AM 1.35	7:31PM 1.52		8:07AM 1.58		8:27PM 1.41	9:30AM 1.60		9:47PM 1.20	10:18AM 1.42		11:12PM 1.13	11:30AM 1.38		12:46AM 1.51	1:10PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)	12:05PM 0.35		11:57PM 0.28	12:48PM 0.37		1:01AM 0.27	1:23PM 0.40		1:46AM 0.41		2:25PM 0.41	2:42AM 0.50		3:46PM 0.57	3:56AM 0.52		4:57PM 0.37		5:08AM 0.48	6:40PM 0.67		6:47AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	23	23	22	20	18	23	21	19	21	23	23	19	24	24	21	27	21	24	23	21	23
Low °C	21	23	17	22	19	17	22	21	18	19	20	17	17	24	20	21	26	19	22	22	20	21
Chill °C (?)	21	23	23	22	20	17	23	21	18	21	23	23	19	24	24	21	27	21	24	23	21	23
Sunrise	4:54	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:54	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:18	-	-	4:56
Sunset	-	6:50	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.4 S	1.5 E	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 E	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SW	0.2 WNW	0.9 SW	1.1 S	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 SE	0.5 SW	3.0 ESE	2.3 ESE	0.4 SW	2.2 E	1.9 E
Period (s)	9	10	8	10	12	10	9	12	11	11	14	10	8	10	10	7	10	9	10	9	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	-	1.1 SW	0.8 S	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.8 S	0.6 SSE	0.3 NW	0.1 W	-	0.2 WNW	0.7 SW	-	0.1 NW	0.6 WSW	0.1 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.4 SW	0.1 S
Period (s)	11	-	11	6	13	16	8	7	15	15	-	14	10	-	13	9	14	9	9	-	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.6 S	1.7 SSE	-	-	2.5 S	-	1.2 E	2.2 S	1.6 SE	2.4 SSW	1.2 SSE	-	1.7 ESE	2.0 ESE	-	3.0 ESE	3.5 E	-	3.0 E	-	2.1 E
Period (s)	6	6	8	-	-	8	-	9	8	6	7	6	-	6	6	-	8	9	-	9	-	8

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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	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape St Martin West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Treskostraal West Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 ESE	1.7 E	2.1 SSW	1.4 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.8 S	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	8	10	10	10	8	10	10	12	12	9	9	9	9	10	12	12	12	9	9	11
Energy(?)	607	593	646	614	511	644	690	665	565	571	622	417	477	540	503	574	1023	736	878	328	337	868
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
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	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		6:02AM 1.72				6:09PM 1.44				6:24AM 1.63				6:47PM 1.47				7:06AM 1.35				7:33PM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)				12:07PM 0.33				12:23AM 0.25				12:44PM 0.41				12:36AM 0.36				1:40PM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	risk thund- der	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	24	23	23	20	21	21	20	22	22	19	24	24	22	22	21	16	17	20	18	23	22	20
Chill °C (?)	24	23	23	20	21	21	20	22	22	19	24	24	22	22	21	16	16	20	18	23	22	20
Sunrise	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	5:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:57	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	1.7 E	0.5 SW	1.4 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	0.9 SW	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.5 SW
Period (s)	9	9	12	10	10	10	11	10	10	12	12	9	9	9	9	10	12	12	12	9	9	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.2 WNW	1.1 S	0.4 SSE	1.0 S	0.4 SW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.1 NW	0.9 S	0.3 SSE	0.9 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.5 S	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	11	11	15	6	11	6	13	10	10	13	8	10	9	9	9	16	16	16	8	8	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.1 S	-	-	-	-	2.1 S	1.2 S	-	-	-	1.2 E
Period (s)	-	3	8	7	6	7	8	6	6	8	7	6	-	-	-	-	8	6	-	-	-	9

	Wednesday 24																					Thu
	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	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape St Martin West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Treskostraal West Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	2.3 SSW	1.4 E	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.8 SSW	1.7 E	1.7 E	2.3 S	2.1 S	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.4 SW	2.5 S	2.4 S	3.0 S	1.6 E	1.6 E	2.2 ESE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	8	9	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	9	8	8	9	10	10	7
Energy(?)	635	607	645	360	440	507	519	604	578	784	676	523	575	712	724	378	1140	871	1261	600	584	836
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	off
High Tide / height (m)					6:05AM 1.48											5:52PM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)										11:52AM 0.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	risk thund- der	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	17	21	21	21	21	23	24	22	25	23	23	22	22	23	20	23	18	22	22	18
Chill °C (?)	23	23	16	21	21	21	21	23	24	22	25	23	23	22	22	23	20	23	17	22	22	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	0.4 SW	1.4 E	1.5 E	1.4 E	0.5 SW	1.7 E	1.7 E	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.0 SSE
Period (s)	9	9	13	9	9	9	12	9	9	12	12	9	9	10	10	12	13	11	13	10	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.1 NW	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.1 NW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	-	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.1 NW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.1 SW
Period (s)	11	11	15	11	11	11	15	11	11	15	15	13	-	10	10	14	14	13	14	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	2.3 S	2.1 S	1.5 SSW	1.4 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	2.5 S	2.4 S	3.0 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	2.2 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	8	8	5	6	6	6	9	8	8	9	6	6	7

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