Botswana Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Botswana wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the Botswana region.

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Botswana Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Mon				Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thu		Fri				Sat		Sun
	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Botswana	Ambinanibe East	TTs West	TTs West	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Main Break Swakopmund	TTs West	Buraco Luanda	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Buraco Luanda	St Lucia KZN North	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	TTs West	Buraco Luanda	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buraco Luanda	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buraco Luanda	Buraco Luanda
Rating	0	4	3	2	3	3	1	3	0	1	3	0	0	4	2	2	3	3	2	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	2.1 SW	2.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	0.9 SW	1.6 E	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.7 E	0.6 SSE	0.7 SSE	2.3 ENE	1.3 SSW	0.4 SW	1.6 ENE	0.8 WSW	1.3 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	10	11	12	13	9	11	12	8	15	14	8	15	13	8	18	8	8	15	14
Energy(?)	208	1303	2990	170	509	1973	273	400	42	129	619	268	248	873	1123	121	427	545	257	410	844	667
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:34PM 1.13		7:16AM 1.26	7:17PM 1.01		10:37AM 0.25		9:08PM 1.69	9:11AM 1.52		11:11PM 1.18	10:57PM 0.93	1:28PM 1.74	1:46AM 1.10	12:47PM 1.13		1:23AM 1.15	7:36AM 0.30		1:57AM 1.27	7:49AM 0.35
Low Tide / height (m)	12:39PM 0.56		12:28AM 0.51	1:22PM 0.67		1:07AM 0.68	5:04AM 0.11	2:50PM 0.89		3:10AM 1.08	4:28PM 0.10			5:45PM 1.58		6:56AM 0.57	7:05PM 0.40			7:42PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	29	32	30	26	31	28	27	25	22	26	25	23	26	26	30	27	27	27	26	26	27	26
Low °C	27	29	26	25	28	26	26	24	19	24	25	21	23	25	25	26	26	27	24	25	27	26
Chill °C (?)	29	32	30	26	31	28	27	25	22	26	25	23	26	26	30	27	27	27	26	26	27	26
Sunrise	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:27	-	-	7:23	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:22	6:22	-	6:21	6:21	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 E	2.1 SW	2.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	1.4 E	0.6 SSW	1.7 E	1.6 E	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	1.6 S	0.4 SW	0.5 SSE	0.8 WSW	1.3 ENE	0.3 SSE	1.4 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	8	12	12	10	11	12	13	11	9	12	8	8	14	14	8	13	12	18	8	11	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSE	-	1.7 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 SW	1.5 S	-	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.7 SW	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	11	-	15	11	18	9	-	8	11	7	17	15	13	12	15	10	11	12	12	12	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 E	1.3 S	-	-	0.5 SSW	-	-	1.6 E	-	-	-	0.8 NNE	1.7 ENE	2.3 ENE	-	0.5 SW	1.6 ENE	0.4 WSW	-	1.6 ENE	0.5 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	9	5	-	-	4	-	-	9	-	-	-	4	8	8	-	4	8	4	-	8	4	4

	Sun	Monday 09							Tuesday 10									Wednesday 11
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	8AM	10AM	3PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	6AM	8AM	11AM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Botswana	Guns Swakopmund	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Guns Swakopmund	Jacobs Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ambinanibe East	TTs West	TTs West	TTs West	Ambinanibe East	Guns Swakopmund	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Main Break Swakopmund	Main Break Swakopmund	Ambinanibe East	Main Break Swakopmund	Main Break Swakopmund	Ambinanibe East
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	1	0	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.8 SW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 S	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 S
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	11	12	12	13	14	12	14	14	11	10	10	12	11	11	11	13	11	11	13
Energy(?)	1327	1625	1349	1191	972	173	787	2867	2990	2629	1430	723	202	42	193	363	520	533	858	533	409	749
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				6:36AM 1.37				8:12PM 2.17				7:16AM 1.26	7:42AM 0.99			7:17PM 1.01	8:06PM 0.94				8:33AM 0.90
Low Tide / height (m)		11:59PM 0.39				12:26PM 0.45	4:44PM 0.03			2:18AM 0.59	4:54AM 0.07			1:26PM 0.82					5:04AM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	25	25	20	30	33	27	30	29	27	24	31	26	28	23	29	27	27	23	28	31	29
Chill °C (?)	19	25	25	20	30	33	27	30	29	27	24	31	26	28	23	29	27	27	23	28	31	29
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	7:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.8 SW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 S	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 S
Period (s)	11	12	12	11	12	12	13	14	12	14	14	11	10	10	12	11	11	11	13	11	11	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	1.4 S	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.7 SSE	1.7 SW	1.7 SSW	-	0.5 SE	0.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.3 ENE	0.6 S	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSE	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SE
Period (s)	12	9	13	12	13	13	10	12	15	-	10	11	14	6	10	16	18	17	10	16	16	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 SSE	-	-	-	-	1.4 E	2.4 S	-	-	1.5 E	-	-	-	1.4 E	0.8 S	-	-	1.3 E	-	-	1.4 E
Period (s)	-	8	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	8	-	-	-	9	6	-	-	8	-	-	8

	Sunday 08	Monday 09
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	8AM	8AM	11AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	4PM	4PM	5PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Botswana	Guns Swakopmund	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Guns Swakopmund	Jacobs Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ambinanibe East	TTs West	TTs West	TTs West	Ambinanibe East	Guns Swakopmund	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Main Break Swakopmund	Main Break Swakopmund	Ambinanibe East	Main Break Swakopmund	Main Break Swakopmund	Ambinanibe East
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	1	0	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.7 SSW	1.4 SSE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 ESE	1.6 S	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	8	12	12	12	11	11	10	12	12	11	11	12	11	12	14
Energy(?)	1298	1753	1753	1327	1708	305	205	653	425	425	210	1191	165	48	729	972	1173	1173	470	1089	1137	1021
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)													7:01AM 1.09
Low Tide / height (m)																	12:52PM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	25	25	19	25	26	24	26	26	26	26	20	26	27	22	30	25	24	29	23	23	26
Chill °C (?)	19	25	25	19	25	26	24	26	26	26	26	20	26	27	22	30	25	24	29	23	23	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.7 SSE	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 E	2.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 ESE	1.6 S	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	11	12	12	11	12	12	9	8	8	8	8	11	11	10	12	12	11	11	12	11	12	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	1.4 S	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSE	0.2 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.8 E	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.7 SSE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.7 SSE
Period (s)	12	13	13	12	9	4	12	12	12	12	11	12	5	6	9	13	12	12	11	12	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.5 S	1.5 S	-	1.6 S	0.2 SSE	1.2 E	1.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 E	-	-	1.4 E
Period (s)	-	8	8	-	8	3	9	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	8

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