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

	Sun		Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sun
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	7	7	9	8	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SW	2.3 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	13	14	14	14	14	12	12	13	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	12
Energy	1090	1992	3189	1857	2292	1282	1050	1803	8238	6149	6149	8327	7092	5258	3944	3349	1093	1468	1168	1054	1220	1018
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		10:47PM 1.27	11:29AM 1.10		12:16AM 1.35	12:32PM 1.39		12:41AM 1.57	1:07PM 1.21		1:10AM 1.35	1:45PM 1.26		1:47AM 1.37		2:19PM 1.30	2:23AM 1.51		3:16PM 1.52	3:24AM 1.51		3:50PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)	4:22PM 0.48		5:27AM 0.41	5:28PM 0.47		6:28AM 0.57	6:21PM 0.44		7:02AM 0.30	7:06PM 0.40		7:39AM 0.25	7:45PM 0.37		8:11AM 0.22		8:24PM 0.37	8:47AM 0.44		9:15PM 0.31	9:16AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	17	17	20	16	18	17	16	17	16	16	17	15	16	18	21	19	21	21	17	20
Low °C	18	16	16	16	18	15	18	15	15	17	16	16	16	14	14	17	20	18	19	18	15	18
Chill °C (?)	18	16	17	17	20	16	18	17	16	17	16	15	17	14	16	18	21	19	21	21	17	20
Sunrise	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-
Sunset	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:19
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SW	2.3 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	14	12	12	13	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.1 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.6 E	0.1 SE	0.7 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 E	1.1 E	-	0.8 E
Period (s)	16	11	11	10	5	10	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SE	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	3	-

	Sunday 24					Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed
	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	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	Baboon Point West Coast	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13
Energy	500	1025	1090	1401	1894	1992	1033	3009	3189	3084	1857	2196	2156	2292	1710	1468	1282	1278	1050	1535	1744	1803
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	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	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	10:23AM 1.20				10:53PM 1.50					11:29AM 1.10				12:16AM 1.35				12:24PM 1.23				12:41AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)			4:22PM 0.48					5:27AM 0.41				5:28PM 0.47				6:28AM 0.57				6:22PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	18	16	16	16	19	16	17	16	17	16	16	19	15	15	16	18	18	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	18	17	18	16	16	16	19	16	17	16	17	16	16	19	15	15	16	18	18	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	-	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	-	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	0.1 SW	-
Period (s)	18	16	16	12	11	11	-	11	11	11	10	10	10	5	10	10	10	-	16	15	22	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 24															Monday 25
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	724	1021	500	864	1025	1025	1106	1221	1090	1326	1173	1401	1497	1821	1894	1894	1860	1992	2052	2260	1033	2681
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			10:23AM 1.20												10:53PM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)									4:22PM 0.48													5:35AM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	18	17	16	17	17	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	19	16
Chill °C (?)	15	16	18	17	16	17	17	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	19	16
Sunrise	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.8 SW	0.3 WSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	13	16	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	11
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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