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 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Sat
	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	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Keurbooms Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Zinkwazi KZN North	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North
Rating	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 WSW	2.2 SW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.0 S	2.5 SE	2.2 SE	2.0 SE	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	11	11	13	11	11	10	13	13	8	10	10	9	10	10	9	11	11	10
Energy	1321	827	1058	1062	556	794	1056	1100	1184	664	1564	1662	1833	1368	1024	1283	1117	1000	4070	3776	3125	3120
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:18PM 1.41	3:02AM 1.63		3:48PM 1.44	3:33AM 1.61		3:59PM 1.34	4:05AM 1.35		4:54PM 1.72	4:39AM 1.31		5:28PM 1.52		5:36AM 1.41	6:05PM 1.48		6:05AM 1.62	6:43PM 1.51		6:50AM 1.39	7:27PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)		8:54PM 0.57	9:39AM 0.22		9:27PM 0.57	9:46AM 0.43		10:02PM 0.33	10:22AM 0.25		10:37PM 0.36	10:53AM 0.30		11:30PM 0.36	11:51AM 0.27		11:56PM 0.64	12:15PM 0.50		12:47AM 0.50	1:08PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	10	33	10	6	5	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	16	22	24	18	18	20	17	17	16	14	16	13	14	13	14	13	14	17	14	17	21
Low °C	18	15	17	23	17	17	18	16	16	16	13	15	13	13	13	13	12	12	16	12	12	21
Chill °C (?)	20	16	22	24	18	18	20	17	16	15	12	16	10	12	12	13	12	13	17	13	17	21
Sunrise	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:39	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:30	-	-	6:46	-
Sunset	5:19	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 WSW	2.2 SW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SW	2.2 SSW	1.6 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.1 SW	2.2 SE	2.0 SE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.4 SSE	3.0 SSE
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	11	11	13	11	11	10	13	13	12	13	7	11	10	10	10	11	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	-	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.2 ESE	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.4 ESE	0.9 WSW	0.7 W	0.2 W	0.3 E	0.6 SSW	-	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	-	0.2 E	0.3 ESE	0.1 S
Period (s)	7	-	7	7	12	12	7	12	13	8	11	11	11	8	12	-	11	11	-	10	9	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 SSE	-	1.0 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 S	-	3.0 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.0 S	2.5 SE	-	-	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period (s)	-	5	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	8	10	10	9	-	-	9	11	11	10

	Saturday 30					Sunday 31								Monday 01								Tue
	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	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s)	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	11
Energy	1249	1048	1321	1080	1004	827	944	1062	1058	1287	1062	1077	1027	556	605	596	794	1046	1056	1354	1223	1100
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			3:18PM 1.41				3:02AM 1.63				3:48PM 1.44				3:33AM 1.61				3:59PM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)	8:44AM 0.20				9:09PM 0.50				9:39AM 0.22				9:48PM 0.30				9:46AM 0.43				10:00PM 0.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	18	18	17	18	16	16	16	22	25	23	24	24	18	17	17	18	20	18	16	17	16
Chill °C (?)	14	18	18	17	18	16	16	16	22	25	23	24	24	18	17	17	18	20	18	15	17	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	-	-	0.9 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	-	-	7	7	7	-	-	8	7	8	7	7	7	12	12	12	12	13	7	7	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSE	0.8 SE	1.0 E	-	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	0.8 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	8	-	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 30															Sunday 31
	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	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	1401	1269	1249	1249	1065	1048	1080	1158	1321	1216	1098	1080	1089	1098	1004	1004	1007	827	884	884	944	869
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)								3:16PM 1.48												3:02AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)	8:44AM 0.20													9:16PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	15	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	13	14	14	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16
Sunrise	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 E	-	-	1.0 E	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	7	5	5	5	5	5

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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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