Global-Atlantic Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Global-Atlantic 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 Global-Atlantic region.

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Global-Atlantic Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Thursday 14			Friday 15			Sat				Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20
	AM	AM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	AM	PM	AM	AM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Global-Atlantic	Muizenberg Cape Town	Ferrugem Santa Catarina - Sul	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Etang-Sale Réunion	Alkantstrand KZN North	Black Rocks Jetty Réunion	Puertecillo Santiago	Ballinknockane Kerry	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Cabo Corrientes Buenos Aires	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Capao da Canoa Rio Grande Do Sul	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Bonete (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Barre de Marica Rio de Janeiro	Kilcummin Kerry	Ferrugem Santa Catarina - Sul
Rating	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSE	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.4 WSW	2.5 SW	1.6 S	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 W	2.0 S	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.5 S	1.7 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	4.0 W	2.3 S
Period(s)	11	13	11	14	14	13	14	14	14	11	13	13	12	16	16	15	16	13	16	16	11	13
Energy	1071	1354	3050	3555	3244	3250	3005	1072	1849	3038	3001	1246	1234	4087	1664	1360	3267	1077	3511	3272	4087	3190
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:30PM 1.39		2:14AM 1.72		2:41PM 1.54	2:31AM 1.88	12:37PM 0.55	3:24PM 1.88	12:45AM 0.60	10:11PM 1.07	5:46AM 4.07		8:04PM 3.72	8:15AM 1.29	8:57AM 1.22		7:37AM 0.12	9:50AM 1.22		3:36AM 0.90		9:41PM 2:51AM 0.64 0.54
Low Tide / height (m)		6:49AM 0.17		8:04AM 0.02		8:19PM 0.37	6:23AM 0.01			3:53AM 0.10	11:47AM 0.08	1:02PM -0.01	2:21AM 0.02	3:05AM 0.26		3:54PM 0.03	5:02AM 10:05AM 0.01 0.03		11:35PM 0.57	11:16AM -0.02	2:10PM 0.55	1:04AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	-	-
High °C	14	19	15	16	20	16	25	21	24	13	10	8	9	11	21	20	16	21	19	21	14	14
Low °C	13	16	15	16	17	15	25	21	23	12	9	7	8	11	20	19	12	20	19	21	14	12
Chill °C (?)	14	19	15	16	20	15	25	21	24	13	7	8	8	9	21	20	15	21	19	21	13	14
Sunrise	7:30	6:48	-	7:31	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	7:46	6:03	-	6:58	6:03	-	6:18	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	9:36	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	9:35	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSE	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.4 WSW	2.5 SW	1.6 S	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 W	2.0 S	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.5 S	1.7 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	-	2.0 SSE
Period (s)	11	13	11	14	14	13	14	14	14	11	13	13	12	16	13	12	16	13	16	16	-	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.3 ENE	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.9 WSW	1.9 S	0.7 SE	0.6 E	0.8 SE	1.8 SW	-	-	0.9 NNE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SE	0.1 W	1.4 S	-	-	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	18	9	11	11	11	13	8	7	9	15	-	-	9	16	16	15	6	13	9	-	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSE	1.8 ESE	1.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 S	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	4.0 W	2.3 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	4	8	6	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	7	-	11	13

	Wed	Thursday 14								Friday 15								Saturday 16
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	6AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	10AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Global-Atlantic	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Ferrugem Santa Catarina - Sul	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Capo Marina West Coast	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Etang-Sale Réunion	Skeleton Bay Swakopmund	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	9	9	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	1.9 SSE	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.3 S	2.5 S	2.3 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 SW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 WSW
Period(s)	14	13	13	12	14	12	12	12	9	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	12
Energy	10920	12470	10039	4139	1386	3003	1339	2434	4294	3050	3423	3230	3555	3245	3244	3711	3936	3250	3098	3005	1150	1649
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		1:34AM 1.55				1:59PM 1.45			8:13PM 0.26		2:10AM 1.83				2:41PM 1.54				2:31AM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)				7:53AM 0.16				7:55PM 0.19					8:04AM 0.02				8:13PM 0.14				8:42AM -0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	14	14	14	14	18	16	15	14	15	16	16	16	18	17	16	16	15	15	25	27	21
Chill °C (?)	16	12	12	13	14	18	16	15	14	15	16	16	16	18	17	16	16	14	14	25	27	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SW	1.9 SSE	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.3 S	2.5 S	2.3 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 SW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	12	14	12	12	12	9	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.8 SSW	-	1.7 WSW	0.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 SW	2.0 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	0.7 SE	1.7 S	1.5 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	9	20	20	14	-	11	16	11	11	15	11	11	13	13	13	8	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	4.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSE	-	1.8 ESE	-	-
Period (s)	14	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	8	-	-

	Wednesday 13			Thursday 14
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	8PM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	6PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Global-Atlantic	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Ferrugem Santa Catarina - Sul	Ferrugem Santa Catarina - Sul	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Arugam Bay East	Ferrugem Santa Catarina - Sul	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	9	9	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	5.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSE	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW
Period(s)	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	12	12	14	13	12	12
Energy	10017	10341	10920	11968	11394	12470	11623	10811	10039	9913	9509	4139	4001	3707	1386	1347	3264	3003	1307	1168	1339	2438
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)						1:34AM 1.55												1:59PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)												7:53AM 0.16				6:49AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	15	18	17	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	18	18	27	19	16	15
Chill °C (?)	14	17	16	16	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	18	18	27	19	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	7:03	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	5:24	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	0.1 SE	1.8 SSE	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	-	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	12	12	8	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 E	0.3 ENE	0.1 SW	0.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	20	20	11	9	20	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	5.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-

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