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.

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

More forecast maps

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: South Africa Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, South Africa Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, South Africa Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, South Africa Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: South Africa Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: South Africa Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, South Africa Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, South Africa Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, South Africa Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

South Africa Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Mon	Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01
	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	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Big Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	I and Js Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Platboom Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	9	9	7	8	8	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 WSW	1.4 SW	2.5 WSW
Period(s)	14	12	12	14	18	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	14	16
Energy	2279	1299	1369	1122	8053	8345	6072	7757	7429	5316	3838	3206	1053	1379	1065	1122	1123	608	1139	1132	1057	3157
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:16AM 1.35	12:24PM 1.16		12:30AM 1.45	1:07PM 1.21		1:10AM 1.35	1:45PM 1.26		2:18AM 1.48		2:19PM 1.30	2:22AM 1.39		2:52PM 1.34	3:24AM 1.51		3:25PM 1.35	3:57AM 1.51		3:59PM 1.34	4:05AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)		6:20AM 0.35	6:25PM 0.46		7:02AM 0.30	7:06PM 0.40		7:38AM 0.25	7:45PM 0.37	8:06PM 0.37	8:17AM 0.46		8:20PM 0.34	8:44AM 0.20		9:15PM 0.31	9:40AM 0.21		9:48PM 0.30	9:49AM 0.21		10:02PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	22	16	17	16	16	17	16	16	17	17	16	17	18	17	19	18	21	26	22	22	19	16
Low °C	18	14	16	16	16	17	16	16	17	16	15	17	16	16	19	17	18	25	20	21	17	15
Chill °C (?)	22	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	17	17	16	17	18	17	19	18	21	26	22	22	19	15
Sunrise	-	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:44	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 WSW	1.4 SW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	14	12	12	14	18	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	14	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	-	0.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SE	-	-	1.0 E	1.1 E	0.2 S	1.3 E	1.0 WSW	0.6 SW	0.2 S
Period (s)	6	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	7	7	10	8	15	20	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SE	1.0 SE	-	-	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	5	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 25			Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Baboon Point West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	I and Js Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	7	8	8
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SW	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period(s)	14	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	1225	1109	2745	2279	1710	1491	1299	1431	1369	1525	2037	1122	3103	6119	8053	8748	8345	7304	6229	6072	7024	7961
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
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	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				12:16AM 1.35				12:24PM 1.17				12:30AM 1.45				1:07PM 1.21				1:10AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)		5:28PM 0.47				6:28AM 0.57				6:22PM 0.44				7:02AM 0.30				7:06PM 0.40				7:38AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	21	20	15	15	16	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	18	17	21	20	15	15	16	18	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39
Sunset	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SW	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period (s)	14	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	1.2 SW	1.9 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	5	6	10	10	-	16	16	15	-	-	17	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 25									Tuesday 26
	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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	7	8	8
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy	1281	1261	1225	1126	1126	1109	1001	2094	2745	2527	2456	2279	2214	2065	1710	1514	1094	1491	1439	1416	1299	1278
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)											12:16AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)				5:28PM 0.47													6:22AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	21	21	20	20	20	18	15	15	14	15	15	15	16	17
Chill °C (?)	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	21	21	20	20	20	18	15	15	14	15	15	15	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	5	5	5	6	6	6	10	10	-	10	10	10	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

List of all animated swell maps

Important: JavaScript support must be turned on in order to use these animated swell maps. Alternatively, visit our basic swell maps of South Africa where each view becomes a separate image.

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

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None