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

	Sat	Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30
	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	Boneyards Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	7	8	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.1 WSW	1.5 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	1.7 SW	2.3 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s)	14	13	13	14	14	15	14	12	12	13	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy	1019	500	1148	1992	3189	2021	2443	1282	1104	1877	8776	9169	6445	7617	5284	5684	3621	3065	1126	1594	1445	1475
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:38PM 1.25	10:23AM 1.20		10:47PM 1.27	11:29AM 1.10		12:16AM 1.35	12:32PM 1.39		12:30AM 1.33	1:07PM 1.21		1:11AM 1.35	1:45PM 1.26	2:11PM 1.32	1:47AM 1.37		2:19PM 1.31	2:23AM 1.51		3:16PM 1.52	3:24AM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)	4:17AM 0.45		4:22PM 0.48		5:27AM 0.41	5:54PM 0.68		6:28AM 0.57	6:21PM 0.44		7:02AM 0.30	7:06PM 0.40		7:38AM 0.25			8:11AM 0.22		8:24PM 0.37	8:47AM 0.44		9:15PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	19	19	17	17	22	22	16	18	16	16	16	16	16	18	16	17	18	19	18	21	17
Low °C	16	17	18	16	16	20	17	15	18	15	15	16	16	16	17	16	15	17	19	17	20	16
Chill °C (?)	17	19	19	17	17	22	22	16	18	16	16	16	16	16	18	16	17	18	19	18	21	17
Sunrise	-	7:33	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:27	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.1 WSW	1.5 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	1.7 SW	2.3 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	14	14	15	14	12	12	13	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.3 WSW	0.9 SW	0.1 S	0.3 SSE	0.5 SE	0.8 E	0.1 SE	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 ESE	1.1 E
Period (s)	13	18	16	11	11	10	6	10	16	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 23			Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 WSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 WSW
Period(s)	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13
Energy	567	742	1094	1019	800	795	500	1035	1148	1401	1998	1992	2325	3009	3189	3230	2021	3134	2784	2443	2005	1468
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			9:38PM 1.25				10:23AM 1.20				10:53PM 1.50					11:29AM 1.10				12:16AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)	3:18PM 0.53				4:28AM 0.67				4:22PM 0.48					5:27AM 0.41				5:47PM 0.50				6:28AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	17	16	16	15	19	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	20	22	20	19	17	15
Chill °C (?)	17	16	17	16	16	15	19	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	20	22	20	19	17	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39
Sunset	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 WSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	13	11	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.3 WSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.5 SE	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	6	14	13	13	13	13	18	16	16	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	5	6	6	6	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

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	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	Boneyards Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	1.4 SW
Period(s)	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	705	757	567	595	678	742	742	1080	1094	1064	1049	1019	1004	824	800	800	795	795	724	1021	500	864
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)								9:38PM 1.25													10:23AM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)		3:06PM 0.46													4:28AM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	19	17
Chill °C (?)	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	19	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	13	12	13	13	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.8 SW	0.3 WSW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	8	8	6	6	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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