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

	Sat		Sunday 17			Mon		Tue				Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Sat
	Night	Night	AM	Night	Night	PM	AM	AM	AM	PM	Night	AM	Night	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	Night	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Global-Atlantic	Beach Road Cape Town	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Tamarin Bay Mauritius	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Hell West Coast	Barrinha Santa Catarina - Sul	Barra da Lagoa Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Bonete (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Backdoor Rio de Janeiro	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Mystos Santa Catarina - Sul	Cardoso Santa Catarina - Sul	Barra do Sahy São Paulo	Cardoso Santa Catarina - Sul	Backdoor Rio de Janeiro	Tamarin Bay Mauritius	Grumari Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Barra do Sahy São Paulo
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.7 W	2.1 SSW	2.0 W	1.9 NW	1.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.2 S	2.3 SSE	2.3 S	2.5 S	1.8 WNW	3.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.4 S	1.8 S
Period(s)	13	14	13	15	12	12	16	9	17	16	16	16	13	16	14	16	14	14	15	14	14	13
Energy	1241	1204	1142	1885	1250	1010	1448	3198	4743	2576	3007	3260	1077	10014	4168	3353	3028	3029	1727	3413	2321	1176
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	3:08AM 1.66	7:21PM 3.65	8:57AM 4.04	1:10AM 0.72	8:04PM 3.72	6:30PM 4.30	8:57AM 1.22			4:23PM 0.75		3:46AM 0.86	8:09PM 4.04	9:26PM 2:45AM 0.64 0.55			10:24PM 0.62	5:17AM 0.82		10:47PM 0.82	6:06AM 0.75
Low Tide / height (m)	8:59PM 0.10	1:35AM 0.13		7:10PM 0.16	2:21AM 0.02			11:02AM 0.08	10:16AM 0.07		11:35PM 0.57	11:19AM 0.06	2:53AM 0.96	12:47AM 0.51		12:29PM 0.23	1:31AM 0.54		12:04AM 0.38	2:54AM 0.64		3:03PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	mod. rain	light rain	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	clear	heavy rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	6	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	12	4	-
High °C	19	7	9	24	8	15	21	18	17	17	20	21	25	15	15	18	14	21	23	20	20	20
Low °C	16	5	7	23	8	15	21	16	14	16	20	20	20	12	12	18	12	20	23	19	20	19
Chill °C (?)	19	5	9	24	7	15	21	18	17	16	20	21	25	14	14	18	14	21	23	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	4:45	-	-	-	6:03	7:33	6:50	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:22	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:25	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	5:24
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.7 W	2.1 SSW	2.0 W	1.9 NW	1.5 SSW	2.5 S	2.2 S	2.3 SSE	2.3 S	2.5 S	1.8 WNW	2.5 SSE	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.4 S	1.8 S
Period (s)	13	14	13	15	12	12	16	9	17	16	16	16	13	16	14	16	14	14	15	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 NNE	1.0 N	1.0 SE	0.9 NNE	-	1.3 SSW	1.3 WSW	0.6 ESE	0.6 E	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 S	0.2 E	-	0.6 E
Period (s)	12	9	9	9	9	-	11	13	6	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	9	-	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 S	2.2 S	-	-	-	-	3.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 SE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	14	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-

	Saturday 16			Sunday 17								Mon	Sun	Monday 18								Tue
	5PM	8PM	11PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	10PM	4PM	1AM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	12PM	8PM	9PM	7PM	10PM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Global-Atlantic	Alkantstrand KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Tamarin Bay Mauritius	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) Buenos Aires	Beach Road Cape Town	Terceira - Vila Nova Azores	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Hell West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.5 W	1.8 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	2.3 WNW	1.8 W	2.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.0 W	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.4 S	1.5 WSW	3.0 NW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	3.0 S
Period(s)	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	16	17	12	18	17	16	16	15	13	13	15	14	9
Energy	1070	1041	1000	1204	1441	1603	1142	1738	1177	2096	1105	1250	1139	1090	1150	1381	4000	1377	3444	1156	1084	3135
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	3:24PM 1.88						8:57AM 4.04						8:22PM 0.62								9:19PM 0.58
Low Tide / height (m)			9:27PM 0.03		1:35AM 0.13				3:41PM 1.07	7:10PM 0.16	2:57PM 0.05				2:02AM -0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	3	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	20	21	5	5	7	7	9	10	24	20	8	19	19	19	18	10	17	16	19	19	16
Chill °C (?)	23	20	21	2	2	5	7	7	10	24	20	6	19	19	19	18	8	16	16	19	19	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	4:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	7:33
Sunset	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.5 W	1.8 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	2.3 WNW	1.8 W	2.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.0 W	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.4 S	1.5 WSW	3.0 NW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.5 S
Period (s)	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	16	17	12	18	17	16	16	15	13	13	15	14	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.0 N	-	0.6 N	1.0 SE	0.6 SSW	0.9 NNE	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.8 SSE	-	0.2 NNE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	7	9	7	9	9	9	9	-	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	15	-	12	10	10	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 S	0.5 SW	-	-	3.0 S
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	5	-	-	9

	Saturday 16									Sunday 17
	3PM	4PM	5PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	2AM	6PM	1AM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	2AM	8AM	7AM	3AM	4AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Global-Atlantic	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Algarrobo Santiago	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Algarrobo Santiago
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 WSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.3 SW	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.3 SW
Period(s)	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	16	13	13	15
Energy	1649	1572	1070	1024	1159	1041	1041	1251	1000	1000	1443	1204	1282	1367	1441	1496	1629	1603	1480	1260	1142	1365
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:57PM 1.53																			8:57AM 4.04
Low Tide / height (m)													1:35AM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	23	23	20	20	20	19	21	21	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	13	6	7	12
Chill °C (?)	21	21	23	23	20	20	20	19	21	21	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	13	6	7	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:56	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 WSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.8 SW	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	10	13	13	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.4 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.3 S	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.3 SW	1.1 N	1.0 N	1.3 SW
Period (s)	12	12	7	7	9	9	9	12	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	16	9	9	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 S	1.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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