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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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Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5

SW
4.0

SW
4.0

SW
3.5

SW
2.5

SW
2.3

SW
2.3

SW
2.3

SW
2.0

SW
1.9

SW
2.1

SW
2.1

SW
3.0

SW
2.5

SW
2.5

SW
3.5

WSW
3.0

SW
3.5

SW
3.5

SW
4.0

SW
4.0

SW
3.5

SW
Period(s) (?)14141414131312121111141317161413131314141414
Energy(?)85686880592848432174170916431525966878166415414776375628344285283037595278693458464708
Wind
(km/h)
15
10
10
10
10
10
5
10
15
15
15
10
10
5
25
25
5
10
10
5
15
20
Wind State(?)offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
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off
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
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off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
1.49

4:32PM
1.47
4:39AM
1.43
5:08AM
1.54
5:09PM
1.50

5:18AM
1.40
6:11PM
1.60

5:59AM
1.35
6:27PM
1.49

6:59AM
1.39
7:31PM
1.53

7:37AM
1.22

8:26PM
1.24
8:49AM
1.36

9:20PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
0.27
10:17AM
0.12

10:39PM
0.24
11:20AM
0.08

11:18PM
0.23
11:27AM
0.14

11:59PM
0.23
12:04PM
0.19

12:44AM
0.26
1:06PM
0.22

1:50AM
0.35
1:36PM
0.35

2:51AM
0.27

2:52PM
0.64
4:04AM
0.61
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
--------------15------
High °C
13141314141414151313151514181615171816141516
Low °C
12141210111412121312121413131514141714141515
Chill °C (?)
12131212131314151212141514181513171816141414
Sunrise
-7:22--7:48--7:31--7:48--7:22--7:30--7:48--
Sunset
--5:52--5:53--5:53--5:54--5:54--5:30--5:57-
Swell1 (m) & direction
4.5

SW
4.0

SW
4.0

SW
3.5

SW
2.5

SW
2.3

SW
2.3

SW
2.3

SW
2.0

SW
1.9

SW
2.1

SW
2.1

SW
3.0

SW
2.5

SW
2.5

SW
3.5

WSW
3.0

SW
3.5

SW
3.5

SW
4.0

SW
4.0

SW
3.5

SW
Period (s)14141414131312121111141317161413131314141414
Swell2 (m) & direction
-
0.4

ENE

-
0.4

E

-

-
0.1

W
0.7

E
0.2

WSW
0.9

SW
0.1

SW
0.7

SW

-
0.8

E

-

-
0.5

E
0.7

E
1.7

SSW

-

-
0.6

E
Period (s)-10-11--161018152220-11--111118--11
Wind waves (m) & direction
-

-

-
1.1

ENE

-

-

-

-
0.4

NW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Period (s)---5----3-------------

List of all animated swell maps

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