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

	Thu		Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Boneyards Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	6	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 E	1.4 E	0.9 SW	1.2 E	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SW
Period(s)	8	12	16	11	14	13	14	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	12	12	13	14	17	16	16	15
Energy	529	832	584	546	711	990	685	1010	1046	1151	2137	2463	3197	2227	1477	1645	1803	3299	6250	5140	3283	1220
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	7:25PM 1.37		7:40AM 1.40		8:23PM 1.27	8:58AM 1.10		9:38PM 1.27	10:22AM 1.14		10:53PM 1.50	11:29AM 1.11		12:16AM 1.35	12:24PM 1.16		12:30AM 1.33	1:07PM 1.21		1:10AM 1.35	1:53PM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)		1:30AM 0.65	1:58PM 0.64		2:55AM 0.45		3:06PM 0.46	4:17AM 0.45		4:22PM 0.48		5:28AM 0.42	5:28PM 0.47		6:20AM 0.35	6:22PM 0.44		7:02AM 0.30	7:06PM 0.40		7:46AM 0.49	7:45PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	21	16	22	16	17	19	18	18	19	17	18	17	18	17	19	17	16	17	16	16	17
Low °C	24	17	15	22	15	15	19	16	17	19	16	16	17	16	15	18	15	15	16	16	14	16
Chill °C (?)	25	21	16	22	16	17	19	18	18	19	16	18	16	18	17	19	17	15	17	15	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-
Sunset	5:22	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 E	1.4 E	0.9 SW	1.2 E	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	8	12	16	11	14	13	8	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	12	12	13	14	17	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.4 SSE	0.7 SW	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 S	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	0.2 SSE	1.1 SW	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSE	-	0.9 WSW	-	1.2 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	7	11	11	6	16	11	13	18	16	11	16	10	10	-	15	-	18	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 NE	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	-	-	6	5	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 21					Friday 22								Saturday 23								Sun
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 E	2.0 E	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.8 ENE	1.4 E	1.8 ENE	1.6 NE	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 E	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	8	8	8	7	6	12	7	6	16	16	11	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	12	14	14
Energy	1220	1070	529	504	618	832	687	525	584	645	546	530	729	711	675	729	990	706	685	840	1081	1010
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State	-	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	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				7:24PM 1.61				7:34AM 1.50					8:23PM 1.27				8:58AM 1.10				9:38PM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)		1:00PM 0.31				1:30AM 0.65				1:58PM 0.64					2:55AM 0.45				3:06PM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	25	24	23	22	18	20	18	16	17	22	16	16	16	15	15	17	19	19	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	21	25	24	23	22	18	20	18	16	17	22	16	16	16	15	15	17	19	19	17	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.0 ENE	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 E	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	7	7	12	7	6	16	16	11	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	8	12	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.5 E	0.4 SSE	0.6 E	0.8 E	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 SW	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	7	13	12	11	6	11	11	6	6	6	5	16	8	11	14	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 E	2.0 E	-	-	1.8 ENE	1.6 NE	1.8 ENE	1.6 NE	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	-	0.1 SE	0.8 S
Period (s)	8	8	-	-	6	6	7	6	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	5

	Thursday 21															Friday 22
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Sodwana KZN North	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.2 E	2.2 E	2.1 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.6 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 E	0.7 SW	1.2 E	1.8 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	0.8 SW
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	12	12	6	12	12	12	12	7	7	18
Energy	1152	1151	1220	1162	1093	1070	1083	1032	529	502	515	504	291	591	618	871	857	832	830	574	687	508
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)												7:24PM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)					1:00PM 0.31													1:30AM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	21	23	24	25	25	24	24	16	17	23	15	22	22	18	18	18	18	21	20	15
Chill °C (?)	20	21	21	23	24	25	25	24	24	16	17	23	15	22	22	18	18	18	18	21	20	15
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 E	0.7 SW	1.2 E	1.5 E	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	0.8 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	12	12	7	12	12	12	12	7	7	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 S	0.7 S	0.5 E	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.6 S	0.6 E	0.7 SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	7	8	13	7	7	7	7	12	13	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.2 E	2.2 E	2.1 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	-	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	-	0.3 NW	-	1.8 ENE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	3	4	-	3	-	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	-

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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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