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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thu
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Boneyards Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating	4	4	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.6 S	2.5 S	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.5 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	1.7 SE	3.0 ESE	3.0 ESE	3.0 E
Period(s)	12	12	15	14	15	13	12	12	13	12	14	13	14	14	13	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Energy	1702	1339	3169	3707	5283	3613	2303	1644	1022	1049	1082	1090	1216	1133	1080	1647	1115	1048	765	1605	1613	2705
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	1:59PM 1.68		2:04AM 2.10		2:14PM 1.48	2:31AM 1.88		2:57PM 1.53	3:08AM 1.66		3:43PM 1.62	3:55AM 1.62		4:28PM 1.52	4:43AM 1.54		5:22PM 1.72		5:38AM 1.65	6:26PM 1.59		6:44AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)		7:58PM 0.40		8:04AM 0.02		8:19PM 0.37	8:51AM 0.21		8:59PM 0.10	9:30AM -0.04		9:45PM 0.10	10:15AM -0.00		10:34PM 0.14	11:04AM 0.32		11:30PM 0.47	11:54AM 0.42		12:38AM 0.37	1:02PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	17	18	16	16	16	16	21	19	20	20	17	18	22	19	18	21	19	19	21	17	20
Low °C	14	16	16	15	16	15	14	20	16	19	20	16	16	22	16	16	21	18	17	19	16	16
Chill °C (?)	15	16	18	16	16	15	16	21	19	20	20	16	18	22	19	18	21	19	19	21	16	20
Sunrise	7:01	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:16
Sunset	-	5:24	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:32	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SW	2.5 S	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	2.4 ESE
Period (s)	12	12	11	14	15	13	12	12	13	12	14	13	14	14	13	8	8	9	9	12	15	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 SW	1.6 S	1.5 SW	2.4 S	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	-	0.6 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	-	20	15	11	14	13	13	12	12	11	-	10	6	6	8	13	13	12	12	17	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.1 SW	-	-	-	1.1 SE	0.9 SSE	0.9 S	1.4 S	1.9 S	1.3 S	1.5 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.5 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	1.7 SE	3.0 ESE	3.0 ESE	3.0 E
Period (s)	-	-	11	-	-	-	5	5	6	7	7	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9

	Thursday 14							Friday 15								Saturday 16
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Arniston Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Extensions Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	9	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 S	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 S
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	15	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	13
Energy	10229	4001	1702	3003	1339	2315	1049	3169	5069	5882	3707	6193	5283	5156	4061	3613	3166	3048	2303	1755	1644	1041
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				1:59PM 1.45					2:12AM 1.71				2:14PM 1.48				2:31AM 1.88				2:57PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)		7:53AM 0.16				7:55PM 0.19					8:04AM 0.02				8:13PM 0.14				8:51AM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	16	18	16	15	17	16	15	16	16	19	16	17	16	15	15	15	16	20	21	21
Chill °C (?)	14	13	15	18	16	15	16	15	15	15	16	19	15	16	16	14	14	14	16	20	21	21
Sunrise	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	4.0 SW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	1.5 SSW	2.1 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 S
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.8 SSW	1.1 S	1.6 S	1.8 WSW	0.4 SW	1.5 SW	0.4 SW	2.4 S	2.3 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.5 S	0.5 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	20	20	14	14	15	12	16	11	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 W	2.1 SW	-	1.9 WSW	-	2.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	-
Period (s)	13	-	-	-	-	-	3	11	-	12	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	-

	Thursday 14																					Fri
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	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)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg
Rating	9	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.4 WSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	11	11
Energy	11623	11010	10229	9910	9699	4001	3840	3707	1702	3368	3117	3003	2953	1339	1339	2438	2542	2315	2284	1373	1049	1049
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)												1:59PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)						7:53AM 0.16												7:55PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	17
Chill °C (?)	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	17	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:54	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	20	20	20	20	20	14	14	14	13	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 W	0.4 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3

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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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