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

	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sun
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Yzerfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 E	1.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SE	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.2 E	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	8	12	7	12	11	11	11	7	13	16	14	9	14	13	14	12	13	11	11	11
Energy(?)	369	381	427	842	735	750	757	669	757	854	863	1005	2297	415	1458	985	704	661	453	602	458	485
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	1:35PM 1.48		1:53AM 1.61		2:01PM 1.36	2:54AM 1.61		2:40PM 1.71	2:50AM 1.62		3:34PM 1.65	3:48AM 1.97		4:05PM 1.69	3:55AM 1.81		4:16PM 1.58	4:29AM 1.73		4:52PM 1.53		5:26AM 1.89
Low Tide / height (m)		7:41PM 0.35		8:05AM 0.31		8:42PM 0.18	8:35AM 0.17		8:40PM 0.10	9:04AM 0.04		9:36PM -0.02	10:03AM -0.05		9:44PM 0.02	10:10AM -0.05		10:17PM 0.03	10:48AM 0.25		10:52PM 0.08	11:41AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	28	27	23	25	23	20	24	23	22	20	23	21	20	26	23	22	32	21	25	20	19	23
Low °C	23	26	21	22	23	19	20	23	19	20	22	20	19	25	21	21	28	20	24	20	18	17
Chill °C (?)	28	27	23	25	23	20	24	23	22	20	23	21	20	26	23	22	32	21	25	20	19	23
Sunrise	6:45	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:50
Sunset	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:58	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 E	1.5 SSW	-	1.3 SSW	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 S	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.2 E	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 E	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	11	10	8	12	-	12	7	11	11	7	13	16	14	9	14	13	14	12	9	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	1.2 E	-	-	1.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	1.0 SW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	1.1 SE	0.8 SSW	0.9 E	0.7 ESE	1.0 E	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	14	11	8	-	-	11	18	16	11	10	7	7	6	9	7	9	5	13	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 S	0.2 SSE	-	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	1.4 SSE	-	0.9 SSE	1.7 SE	1.6 SSE	1.1 SE	1.7 SE	-	0.7 ENE	0.6 W	1.2 ENE	0.4 WNW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 ESE	0.9 S
Period (s)	-	6	5	-	7	7	7	-	6	7	7	7	7	-	4	3	5	5	6	7	6	6

	Sunday 15							Monday 16								Tuesday 17
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Off The Wall Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSE	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.4 S	2.1 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	12	11	11	10	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	8	12	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	756	503	562	335	338	540	549	630	558	790	842	777	875	718	1073	1002	620	1238	612	515	669	638
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				1:29PM 1.28				1:53AM 1.61					2:34PM 1.45				2:20AM 1.50				2:34PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)		7:33AM 0.47									8:33AM 0.30				8:11PM 0.21				8:36AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Temp. °C	20	24	25	29	30	24	22	22	23	22	25	25	23	22	20	21	20	19	23	23	23	21
Chill °C (?)	20	24	25	29	30	24	22	22	23	22	25	25	23	22	20	21	20	19	23	23	23	21
Sunrise	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.3 SW	1.1 S	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	7	12	7	11	10	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.1 S	1.0 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.5 WSW	0.7 S	0.4 WSW	1.2 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.8 E	-	-	-	1.3 SSW	0.1 SW	1.0 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	11	16	11	14	14	14	6	10	6	10	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	11	19	7	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 SSE	-	1.3 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 S	1.4 E	1.1 SE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	-	-	0.4 SW	0.8 SSW	2.4 S	2.1 S	1.4 S	1.8 S	1.4 SSE	-	-	1.7 SE
Period (s)	7	-	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	-	-	3	4	8	8	7	8	7	-	-	6

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Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Off The Wall Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 SSE	0.9 WSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 E	1.1 SW	0.9 E	1.2 E	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	7	11	11	13	11	11	11	11	8	11	8	4	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	11
Energy(?)	518	418	756	400	408	496	335	589	369	365	178	404	167	126	406	395	372	415	445	440	438	369
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)													2:04PM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)																		7:41PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	22	20	17	22	22	21	23	28	29	25	26	25	25	28	26	26	20	21	23	23	21
Chill °C (?)	21	22	20	16	22	22	21	23	28	29	25	26	25	25	28	26	26	20	21	23	23	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:04	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 SW	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	7	12	7	7	7	13	7	7	11	11	12	11	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	13	13	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 SW	1.0 S	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.7 SSE	0.9 SE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	12	7	11	11	11	6	11	11	7	7	6	6	6	6	14	14	14	14	13	10	10	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SE	-	1.8 SSE	0.8 E	-	-	0.4 ENE	1.4 SSE	-	-	0.9 E	-	0.9 E	1.2 E	1.1 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 S	0.9 S	-
Period (s)	6	-	7	4	-	-	3	7	-	-	8	-	8	4	7	7	7	7	6	6	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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