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

	Wed		Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tue
	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	5	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	2.1 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 E	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	8	18
Energy(?)	2936	3145	3153	5368	5302	4066	4517	3820	3298	2988	1387	3997	2166	1144	1518	1025	512	1400
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:31PM	3:41AM		4:11PM	4:24AM		4:51PM	3:36PM	5:05AM	5:32PM		5:45AM	6:20PM		6:36AM	7:22PM		7:35AM
Low Tide / height (m)		9:34PM 9:23AM	10:01AM		10:17PM	10:40AM		10:58PM	11:21AM		11:40PM	12:02PM		12:32AM 9:37PM	12:48PM		1:29AM	1:54PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	16	15	16	14	19	16	16	19	18	17	17	18	15	18	19	21	22
Low °C	16	15	13	16	12	15	15	14	17	16	14	15	18	13	14	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	17	16	15	15	14	19	16	16	18	17	16	17	18	14	18	19	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:43	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:31
Sunset	5:58	-	-	5:55	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:28	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.3 SSW	0.2 E	2.1 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 E	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	9	13	13	12	12	12	12	8	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	0.5 ENE	-	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	-	0.1 S	0.9 ESE	0.5 S	0.9 S	1.2 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	9	-	9	9	-	14	5	14	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	-	-	1.5 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.2 E	1.1 ESE	2.4 ENE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	-	-	6	7	5	6	8	-

	Wednesday 08	Thursday 09	Friday 10
	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	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	7	7	6	6	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	1723	1863	2936	2693	1412	3145	3369	3201	3153	4332	5368	6163	6505	5302	5068	4369	4066	3500
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off
Tide State(?)	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 Tide / height (m)			3:31PM 1.54				3:41AM 1.63				4:11PM 1.50				4:28AM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)	9:22AM -0.06				9:36PM 0.11				10:02AM 0.00				10:14PM 0.15				10:58AM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
Temp. °C	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	18	16	16	15	13	12	15	19	15
Chill °C (?)	17	16	15	16	14	15	15	14	15	18	15	15	14	12	10	15	19	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	-
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5