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

	Mon	Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			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	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Off The Wall Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Robberg Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Hell West Coast	Mtunzini KZN North	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	3	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	0.7 E	1.5 SW	0.9 SSW	3.0 SSE	2.3 SE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.4 S	2.5 SSW	1.5 S	2.0 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	13	15	13	7	11	13	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	9	12	8	11	13	12	12
Energy(?)	1119	1398	2215	3576	1533	48	527	329	1309	719	873	956	329	498	899	1177	2102	297	1909	850	1124	1667
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	on	cross	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:07AM 1.32	5:57PM 1.18		6:42AM 1.47	6:58PM 1.30		7:41AM 1.18	7:56PM 1.10		9:08AM 1.32		9:36PM 1.10	10:41AM 1.55		11:09PM 1.39	11:37AM 1.53		12:17AM 1.22	12:37PM 1.51		12:44AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)	11:49PM 0.36	12:07PM 0.47		12:12AM 0.38	12:54PM 0.77		1:03AM 0.45	1:57PM 0.55		2:08AM 0.49		3:37PM 0.59	3:48AM 0.51		5:03PM 0.51		5:04AM 0.51	6:15PM 0.51		6:11AM 0.38	7:08PM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	28	23	21	22	22	20	25	25	21	23	26	19	19	20	19	20	23	17	22	21	18
Low °C	15	19	23	19	20	21	19	24	25	19	21	21	18	19	19	18	18	22	16	22	21	17
Chill °C (?)	18	28	23	21	22	22	20	25	25	21	23	26	19	19	20	18	20	23	15	22	21	17
Sunrise	-	5:24	-	-	5:11	-	-	4:46	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:09	-	-	4:46	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:38	-	-	6:42	-	-	7:23	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.3 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	1.7 SSW	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.4 S	1.1 SW	1.5 S	2.0 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	13	12	13	15	13	13	11	13	10	10	10	10	7	15	15	9	12	8	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	1.2 WSW	1.1 S	-	0.8 ESE	0.7 E	0.1 NW	0.8 ENE	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW	0.5 SE	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 SSW	0.5 E	0.7 ESE	0.2 WNW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.1 NW
Period (s)	9	13	16	-	7	7	12	7	16	16	13	8	8	12	12	15	8	7	12	7	7	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 E	1.3 E	-	0.6 S	1.6 SSE	0.8 SSW	3.0 SSE	2.3 SE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	-	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	-	-	-	2.5 SSW	0.5 E	-	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	3	4	4	6	-	4	6	4	8	8	8	8	-	8	8	-	-	-	11	3	-	6

	Monday 24			Tuesday 25								Wednesday 26								Thursday 27
	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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Boneyards Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bog Bay KZN North	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Quissico Inhambane	Jacobs Bay West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SW	1.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.6 S	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	16	12	14	12	12	15	11
Energy(?)	1476	1762	1253	1072	1006	1158	1398	1332	1968	3250	3041	3576	3076	1471	2036	978	1165	1072	1263	1392	1226	1052
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	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	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		5:34PM 1.38				6:06AM 1.41				5:55PM 1.23				6:59AM 1.53				6:54PM 1.39				7:42AM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)				11:31PM 0.33				11:54AM 0.47				12:32AM 0.38				12:58PM 0.76				1:22AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	18	17	17	20	28	23	28	23	21	20	21	22	27	25	21	23	21	20	22	19
Chill °C (?)	20	19	18	17	17	20	28	23	28	23	21	20	21	22	27	25	21	23	21	20	22	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:43	5:33
Sunset	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SW	1.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	15	15	14	14	13	16	12	14	12	12	15	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.2 WNW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.6 SSE	1.2 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SW	-	-	1.2 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	-	0.7 E	1.3 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E	-	1.3 SW
Period (s)	9	9	13	9	9	9	13	16	16	11	-	-	6	7	7	-	7	6	7	7	-	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSE	-	0.9 ESE	-	1.1 SE	0.9 SE	1.4 ESE	1.3 E	1.4 ENE	-	-	0.8 E	-	1.7 ENE	-	1.4 S	0.8 NE	1.9 S
Period (s)	-	-	6	6	6	-	4	-	5	4	6	6	6	-	-	6	-	6	-	6	5	7

	Monday 24									Tuesday 25
	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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Boneyards Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bog Bay KZN North	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Quissico Inhambane	Jacobs Bay West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SW	1.0 S	1.8 SW	1.0 S	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	1.0 S	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	15	14	10	13	10	9	9	11	13
Energy(?)	1498	1589	1636	1658	1539	1856	1745	1410	1510	1336	1710	2111	2083	934	2078	203	1175	233	45	44	446	878
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				5:16PM 1.25													6:06AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)										11:31PM 0.34												11:55AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	21	20	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	20	18	20	19	20	24	24
Chill °C (?)	21	21	21	20	17	18	16	15	16	15	16	17	17	17	16	20	18	20	19	20	24	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SW	1.0 S	1.8 SW	1.0 S	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	15	14	10	13	10	14	14	8	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSE	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.8 S	0.8 SSE	0.4 E	0.6 SSE	0.4 E	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	1.0 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	9	9	13	13	13	9	9	15	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	9	5	9	9	11	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.3 SSE	-	0.9 SSE	1.5 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	5	5	-	9	5	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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