South Africa Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

South Africa 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 South Africa region.

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South Africa Wavefinder

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	Sun	Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	Night	AM	PM	Night	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	Boneyards Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Cemetery Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Stompneus West Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 ENE	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 S	1.2 SSE	1.6 S	1.2 SW	1.2 S	3.0 S	0.9 S	2.1 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.2 SSE	1.4 SE
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	12	12	8	12	10	10	10	11	7	11	10	11	8	11	12	8	14	7	7
Energy(?)	1614	2233	2418	1335	1719	327	946	2909	1866	598	714	200	666	635	503	1267	343	1319	1241	341	936	342
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross	on
High Tide / height (m)	12:40AM 1.22	12:50PM 1.39		1:01AM 1.15	1:01PM 1.27		1:40AM 1.21	1:41PM 1.31	2:14PM 1.41	2:44AM 1.33		2:49PM 1.46	2:49AM 1.32		2:53PM 1.38	3:48AM 1.54		3:27PM 1.39	3:57AM 1.37		4:03PM 1.51	4:38AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)		6:31AM 0.61	6:53PM 0.37		7:00AM 0.48	8:00PM 0.37		7:40AM 0.43		8:34PM 0.31	8:40AM 0.38		8:40PM 0.22	8:51AM 0.63		9:38PM 0.22	9:48AM 0.30		9:46PM 0.18	10:25AM 0.47		10:09PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	22	21	19	23	26	20	19	20	19	19	20	19	21	23	18	23	23	18	24	24	23
Low °C	17	20	21	18	21	26	19	18	20	17	18	20	17	19	23	17	22	22	17	23	24	20
Chill °C (?)	18	22	21	19	23	26	20	19	20	19	19	20	19	21	23	16	23	23	16	24	24	23
Sunrise	-	5:03	-	-	5:03	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:03	-	-	5:11	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:27	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:25	-	-	6:53	-	-	6:53	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:55	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	0.4 SSW	1.9 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 S	1.2 SSE	1.6 S	1.2 SW	1.2 S	0.9 SW	1.0 E	2.1 SSW	0.1 NW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	11	7	11	10	11	12	9	12	12	14	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.1 W	0.6 E	-	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.6 E	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.7 E	0.7 ENE	1.0 SSE	0.7 E	0.3 WSW	0.9 S	0.3 SSE	0.1 W	0.6 E	0.1 NW	-
Period (s)	10	7	8	16	9	-	8	8	8	10	12	9	9	10	8	10	11	9	16	8	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	0.8 WNW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	0.6 ENE	-	1.1 E	3.0 S	-	0.6 ESE	3.0 SSW	0.9 ENE	2.2 SSE	1.4 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	8	4	10	-	-	-	-	4	-	5	8	-	3	8	5	7	7

	Sunday 14			Monday 15								Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Baboon Point West Coast	Guns Swakopmund
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 SW	2.4 ENE	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	14	8	14	14
Energy(?)	1266	1264	1349	1412	1466	2397	2182	1576	2418	2379	2257	2142	1699	1629	1112	1144	1351	1222	1187	1113	1329	1392
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
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	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				12:16AM 1.09				12:18PM 1.23				1:29AM 1.18				1:34PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)		6:36PM 0.55				6:29AM 0.56				7:22PM 0.45				7:01AM 0.72				7:32PM 0.32				7:42AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	17	17	17	16	20	19	19	21	20	19	19	18	19	22	22	21	20	20	24	18	16
Chill °C (?)	19	17	17	17	16	20	19	19	21	20	19	19	18	19	22	22	21	20	20	24	18	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11
Sunset	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:27	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 SW	1.9 ENE	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	14	8	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.2 E	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.4 E	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.1 NW	0.2 WSW	0.1 NW	0.3 E	0.6 E	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.3 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	10	8	19	19	15	8	15	15	8	9	9	9	16	18	16	9	8	16	15	12	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-

	Sunday 14	Monday 15
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Baboon Point West Coast	Guns Swakopmund
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 ENE	1.5 SW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	8	11	11
Energy(?)	1362	1442	1317	1317	1319	1641	1647	1167	1605	1731	1868	1980	1438	1641	1304	1890	2419	944	960	214	554	948
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)											12:40AM 1.11
Low Tide / height (m)					6:09PM 0.42												6:29AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	19	18	18	23	22	18
Chill °C (?)	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	19	18	18	23	22	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.4 SSW	1.5 SW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	15	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 E	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 S	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 S	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	10	10	20	19	19	8	19	19	8	8	8	8	19	15	10	8	8	15	15	9	18	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-

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Madagascar	Mozambique	Reunion
Mauritius	Namibia	Seychelles

Cape Town	KwaZulu Natal North Coast	South Africa
Durban KwaZulu Natal	Madagascar West	Swakopmund Namibia
Eastern Cape South	Mozambique	West Coast South Africa
Garden Route	Namibia	Wild Coast
Inhambane	Overberg

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