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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	Sat		Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Sat
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Beach Road Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	4	1	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	1	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	0.7 SSE	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.0 SSW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 S	1.2 SW	1.3 SE	1.4 SSW	2.5 E	3.0 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.2 E	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	0.6 E
Period(s) (?)	13	13	6	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	10	7	11	7	10	8	8	8	10	15	14	10
Energy(?)	604	825	61	1544	1292	1011	870	1102	294	960	558	271	663	315	513	1101	1379	746	511	2396	1245	102
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:31PM 1.67	5:00AM 1.72	5:01AM 1.60	4:56PM 1.52		5:29AM 1.47	5:45PM 1.36		6:23AM 1.65	6:41PM 1.64		7:28AM 1.48	7:41PM 1.27		8:29AM 1.30		8:45PM 1.07	9:21AM 1.21		10:03PM 1.03	10:54AM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)		10:48PM 0.05	11:08AM 0.17		11:13PM 0.12	11:42AM 0.24		12:00AM 0.48	12:43PM 0.61		12:58AM 0.50	1:46PM 0.52		1:51AM 0.42		2:53PM 0.58	2:51AM 0.51		4:15PM 0.60	3:59AM 0.58		5:14PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	21	18	20	22	19	21	23	20	21	23	19	23	24	22	24	28	22	31	24	18	18	20
Low °C	20	15	20	21	18	20	22	19	21	21	16	21	22	17	22	26	21	25	22	17	18	19
Chill °C (?)	21	17	20	22	19	21	23	20	21	23	18	23	24	22	24	28	22	31	24	18	17	19
Sunrise	-	-	4:47	-	-	5:01	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:46	-	-	5:09	-	-	4:48	-	-	5:26	-
Sunset	7:45	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:24
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	0.7 SSE	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.0 SSW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	0.4 SSW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 S	0.8 S	1.2 E	2.1 WSW	1.8 SW	0.6 E
Period (s)	13	13	6	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	10	12	11	10	10	10	13	14	10	10	14	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	-	0.4 S	0.3 SSE	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.5 ENE	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 E	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSW	1.9 SW	0.3 S	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	13	-	9	8	5	5	18	16	6	15	14	7	15	14	-	-	-	-	7	15	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 S	1.6 S	-	0.7 E	-	-	0.7 SSW	-	0.9 SSW	-	1.4 S	1.5 S	1.8 SSE	1.3 SE	1.3 ESE	2.5 E	3.0 ENE	2.1 ENE	-	-	1.9 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	6	6	-	4	-	-	4	-	4	-	6	7	7	7	6	8	8	8	-	-	8	14

	Saturday 06					Sunday 07								Monday 08								Tue
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Hawston Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SE	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	9	13	13	13	12	12	12	6	6	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	591	416	443	885	1469	1017	1374	1236	1547	64	66	1233	1236	1316	1186	1032	1010	1074	933	1070	1081	1014
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:32PM 1.68				4:40AM 1.52					5:15PM 1.70				5:47AM 1.55				5:44PM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)	10:20AM 0.10				10:28PM 0.04				10:52AM 0.45	11:06AM 0.36				11:31PM 0.12				11:41AM 0.24				11:59PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	21	20	19	18	16	15	17	22	21	22	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	21	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	20	21	20	19	18	15	14	17	22	21	22	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	21	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SE	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW
Period (s)	10	9	9	13	13	13	12	12	12	6	6	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 S	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	-	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.3 SW	0.3 E	0.1 SW	0.3 E	0.1 SW
Period (s)	10	10	9	9	9	-	9	9	-	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	18	5	18	5	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.0 SSE	1.6 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 NE	0.1 NE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	9	7	6	6	9	6	5	4	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 06															Sunday 07
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Hawston Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 S	1.0 SSE	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SW	0.9 SW	2.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	10	9	10	8	8	13	13	10	10	9	8	9	9	9	9	12	9	12	13	12
Energy(?)	638	498	587	385	479	647	647	661	455	299	425	329	319	364	341	335	363	1182	341	1195	349	1374
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)									4:11PM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)			10:21AM 0.11												10:48PM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	20	21	20	21	20	19	20	22	21	19	18	18	18	18	19	17	18	15	17	14
Chill °C (?)	19	20	20	21	20	21	20	18	20	22	21	19	18	18	18	18	19	16	18	14	17	13
Sunrise	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.4 ENE	0.9 S	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.1 SW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	10	9	10	8	8	10	10	8	8	7	6	9	8	9	9	9	9	12	9	12	9	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.3 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 ENE	0.6 S	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	-	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.9 SW	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	14	10	14	14	13	13	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	9	13	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.0 S	1.0 SSE	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 S	1.3 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 SSE	-	0.4 E	-	1.3 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	9	10	8	8	5	5	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	3	-	6

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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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