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

	Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Sat
	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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Danger Reef Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Cape Town
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	1.9 SSW	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 WSW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 WSW	2.0 SW	1.9 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.0 SW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s)	9	11	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	9	9	12
Energy	1463	1074	1103	1200	1859	1072	1045	1761	1022	1019	1069	1499	1117	1021	1119	1220	1165	1018	1174	1001	1148	1177
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		7:35PM 1.26		7:35AM 1.33		8:14PM 1.23	8:48AM 1.19		9:16PM 1.49	9:53AM 1.09		10:24PM 1.53	11:09AM 1.37		11:21PM 1.36	12:13PM 1.45		12:19AM 1.44	1:04PM 1.32		1:54AM 1.58	1:56PM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)	1:09PM 0.38		1:42AM 0.53	1:41PM 0.67		2:35AM 0.50		2:47PM 0.70	3:57AM 0.66		3:47PM 0.47		5:04AM 0.59	4:57PM 0.44		6:04AM 0.50	6:27PM 0.38		6:51AM 0.17	7:27PM 0.44		7:43AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-	-	-
High °C	14	18	16	16	18	16	15	15	15	14	16	14	15	17	17	17	24	15	15	14	19	13
Low °C	12	17	15	14	18	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	17	23	13	15	14	17	13
Chill °C (?)	14	18	16	16	18	16	15	15	15	14	16	14	15	17	17	17	24	14	15	13	19	13
Sunrise	7:18	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	5:07	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:28	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 WSW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 WSW	2.0 SW	1.9 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	9	11	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	8	9	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 ESE	1.5 SSW	1.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.5 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 W	0.5 S	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 ESE	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.6 E	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 E	1.0 W
Period (s)	11	9	8	9	12	11	13	5	12	12	10	7	11	11	11	11	9	10	16	12	8	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	2.0 SW	2.1 SSW	1.0 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	9	9	4

	Fri	Saturday 06								Sunday 07								Monday 08
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 WSW	2.3 SW
Period(s)	10	10	9	10	9	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Energy	1054	3146	3044	1014	1463	1283	1074	1253	1024	1103	1082	1019	1200	1500	1859	1800	1009	1072	1047	1057	1045	1860
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				6:51AM 1.25				7:35PM 1.30				7:40AM 1.20					8:14PM 1.23				8:48AM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)		12:50AM 0.48				1:09PM 0.38				1:42AM 0.53				1:38PM 0.44					2:35AM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	10	1	-
Temp. °C	17	13	12	13	14	16	17	15	14	15	13	14	16	18	18	16	16	16	14	13	14	14
Chill °C (?)	17	12	10	12	14	16	17	15	13	15	12	14	16	18	18	16	15	15	13	13	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 WSW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	10	10	9	10	9	9	11	11	11	11	12	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	1.1 SE	1.7 ESE	1.1 SE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 SSW	1.4 S	1.3 SSW	1.1 S	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.2 SSE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	-	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 W	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	8	12	12	9	12	12	-	12	11	11	11	13	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	0.6 S	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	-

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	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSE	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE
Period(s)	11	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	11	11	11	12	12	11	11
Energy	3261	1819	1054	1074	1082	3146	3142	3041	3044	3004	2666	1014	1587	1496	1463	1369	1349	1283	1034	1000	1074	1103
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)											6:51AM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)					12:47AM 0.50													1:09PM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	17	17	17	16	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	14	15	15	16	16	15	17	16
Chill °C (?)	12	17	17	17	16	12	12	10	10	10	12	12	11	12	14	15	15	16	16	14	17	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSE	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.1 SE	1.2 SE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.5 SW	0.7 SSE	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	-	-	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	-	-	-	10	10	9	9	9	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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