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

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	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Fri
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Noordhoek Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Stompneus West Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Hawston Overberg	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	3.0 SSW	0.9 S	1.1 SSW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	3.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 E	3.5 E	2.3 ESE	0.5 S	2.5 E	1.5 SW	1.0 E	1.4 E	2.5 SSW	1.5 E	1.1 SW	1.3 E	1.3 E
Period(s) (?)	10	10	8	11	15	13	12	8	8	9	9	10	11	8	7	10	10	8	9	12	9	9
Energy(?)	713	807	1052	225	669	1575	970	2133	1491	1567	2062	1246	63	1156	314	361	517	1134	411	317	309	365
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross	cross- off	on	on	on	off	on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		3:29PM 1.59	3:53AM 1.40		3:55PM 1.50	4:20AM 1.61		4:25PM 1.63	4:55AM 1.48		4:59PM 1.51		5:07AM 1.46	5:10PM 1.34		6:04AM 1.58	6:09PM 1.55		6:42AM 1.56	6:47PM 1.47		7:08AM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)	9:14AM 0.33		9:41PM 0.20	9:50AM 0.28		10:09PM 0.20	10:20AM 0.32		10:42PM 0.16	10:54AM 0.29		11:13PM 0.16	11:11AM 0.34		11:48PM 0.18	12:06PM 0.34		12:23AM 0.23	12:46PM 0.40		12:37AM 0.31	1:23PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
High °C	20	21	18	24	24	21	18	25	21	28	24	23	27	26	20	21	21	18	24	21	23	23
Low °C	18	20	17	22	23	19	18	23	20	24	24	21	25	25	19	20	20	17	22	20	22	22
Chill °C (?)	20	21	16	24	24	20	18	25	21	28	24	23	27	26	20	21	21	17	24	21	23	23
Sunrise	5:11	-	-	4:50	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:05	-	-	4:56	-	-	5:16	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:54
Sunset	-	7:29	-	-	6:55	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:28	-	-	6:57	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:55	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	1.4 SW	0.3 WSW	1.0 E	1.1 SSW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 S	0.8 S	2.3 ESE	0.5 S	2.5 E	1.5 SW	1.0 E	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	1.5 E	1.1 SW	1.3 E	1.3 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	15	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	8	7	10	7	12	9	12	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.1 SSE	0.1 NW	0.9 S	1.0 E	0.1 NW	1.3 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.9 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.1 SW	0.6 S	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SW	0.1 NW	0.3 SSE	0.3 ESE	0.2 SSE	0.7 S
Period (s)	10	11	12	11	9	16	8	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	7	12	14	11	10	10	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	3.0 SSW	0.5 S	-	2.2 SE	-	3.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 E	3.5 E	0.5 W	2.5 ENE	2.1 NE	0.4 SE	-	1.4 E	2.5 SSW	0.6 S	1.3 SSE	1.3 S	0.7 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	8	3	-	6	-	8	8	9	9	3	10	7	6	-	10	8	5	5	6	6

	Thu	Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Muizenberg Cape Town	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Noordhoek Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 S	1.2 E	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.1 SE	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	9	11	11	11	10	10	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	17	17	16	16	15	14	7	12
Energy(?)	546	550	613	547	897	702	654	1179	1605	1991	2341	3030	2215	1293	1003	1737	1902	1821	1560	1093	1206	939
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off
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)			3:20AM 1.36				3:21PM 1.63				3:50AM 1.44				4:01PM 1.61				4:24AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)	9:07PM 0.25				9:14AM 0.33				9:39PM 0.21				9:28AM 0.32				10:12PM 0.19				10:00AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	cloudy	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	1	2	-	-
Temp. °C	17	20	17	21	19	20	20	18	18	17	17	19	24	21	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	21
Chill °C (?)	17	20	17	21	19	20	20	18	18	17	17	19	24	21	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	21
Sunrise	-	-	4:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	0.9 SSW	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 SW	1.2 SSE	1.1 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.3 WSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	13	13	10	14	17	17	16	16	15	14	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	0.6 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.4 SSE	1.2 SW	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.1 NW	0.2 W	0.9 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.3 SSE	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	13	9	9	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	12	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 E	1.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 SSW	1.6 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 ENE	2.1 SE	-
Period (s)	-	9	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	6	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	-

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	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Muizenberg Cape Town	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Noordhoek Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 S	1.2 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	2.1 S	1.1 SSE	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 SSE	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	7	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	7
Energy(?)	546	599	687	677	810	694	697	697	535	534	809	755	789	499	572	580	577	574	588	620	850	829
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								3:15AM 1.50												3:29PM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)		9:09PM 0.28											8:54AM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	19	19	18	25	25	25	25	24	24	19	19
Chill °C (?)	18	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	19	18	17	25	25	25	25	24	24	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.2 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.1 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	0.5 S	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.6 W	0.5 SW	0.8 E	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.7 SW	0.5 W
Period (s)	12	12	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	14	9	-	-	-	17	17	13	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 E	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 S	1.1 SSE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.3 SSE	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	-	9	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	11	6	6	6	6	6	6	11	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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