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

	Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29
	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	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	2.3 S	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	13	12	8	16	15	16	15	14	15	15	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	1525	1439	1121	790	599	548	737	1300	1237	2035	1441	1155	1025	1025	1321	1079	577	609
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		4:03PM 3:45AM	4:11AM		4:31PM	4:43AM		4:59PM		5:12AM	5:28PM		5:42AM	6:01PM	4:05PM	6:19AM	6:41PM
Low Tide / height (m)	9:59AM		9:59PM	10:20AM		10:32PM	10:53AM	10:00AM	11:00PM	11:22AM		11:32PM	11:54AM		12:07AM	12:39PM		12:50AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	20	24	22	24	24	20	20	25	19	18	27	22	21	20	20	24	21	19
Low °C	19	23	22	21	23	18	16	24	14	14	25	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	20	24	22	24	24	20	20	25	19	18	27	22	21	20	20	24	21	19
Sunrise	6:47	-	-	6:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	6:54	-	-
Sunset	-	5:32	-	-	5:22	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:47	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 S	1.3 S	0.6 E	2.0 S	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	7	8	16	15	16	15	14	15	15	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.7 SE	0.8 ESE	0.6 E	0.9 SW	-	0.8 SW	1.4 SE	0.8 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 S	1.2 E	1.1 E	0.8 E	0.8 E
Period (s)	6	6	7	7	7	7	15	-	18	8	9	7	6	6	9	9	10	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 SSW	2.3 S	1.9 S	1.2 SSE	2.5 SE	1.4 SSE	1.6 SE	-	-	0.9 W	0.5 W	-	0.4 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	12	8	8	8	8	8	7	-	-	5	4	-	3

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	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 S	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.5 SSE
Period(s) (?)	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	8
Energy(?)	3059	1709	1525	1487	1439	1540	1292	1121	1106	1121	790	653	599	503	599	548	515	754
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)					4:05PM 1.53				4:16AM 1.80				4:32PM 1.86				4:44AM 2.02
Low Tide / height (m)			9:56AM 0.30				10:05PM 0.10				10:26AM 0.07				10:30PM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	20	19	20	19	23	22	22	22	22	21	24	24	23	23	19	18	22	17
Chill °C (?)	20	19	20	19	23	22	22	22	22	21	24	24	23	23	19	18	22	16
Sunrise	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 S	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.5 SSW	0.6 E	1.2 SSW	1.9 S
Period (s)	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	7	13	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.3 E	0.8 E	0.5 SE	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.9 ESE	0.6 SW
Period (s)	7	6	6	6	6	7	5	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.9 ENE	0.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	-	2.5 SSE
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	12	-	8