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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	Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Mon
	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	Black Rocks Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating	4	7	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	9	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	12	12	11	10	12	12	12	16	15	15	14	15	13	13	12	13	12	12	13
Energy(?)	1439	1978	5790	1672	1735	1248	542	556	1003	1645	2772	4118	2965	3777	4108	2004	1037	588	1673	1970	3889	2582
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)		4:59PM 1.72			5:02PM 1.54		5:37AM 1.70	5:53PM 1.56		6:00AM 1.41	6:17PM 1.46		6:22AM 1.38	6:38PM 1.43		6:49AM 1.18	7:08PM 1.22		7:40AM 1.27	7:52PM 1.07		9:41AM 0.90
Low Tide / height (m)	10:45AM 0.04		11:08PM 0.12	10:50AM 0.15		11:09PM 0.24	11:34AM 0.32		11:58PM 0.43	12:03PM 0.21		12:14AM 0.37	12:22PM 0.42		12:51AM 0.51	12:51PM 0.50		1:21AM 0.58	1:36PM 0.81		2:42AM 0.76
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	18	16	16	16	15	16	17	13	14	17	15	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	18	16	12
Low °C	14	17	14	12	16	14	12	16	13	14	17	14	15	15	16	14	16	14	15	17	15	11
Chill °C (?)	14	17	15	16	15	14	16	16	12	13	17	14	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	18	14	11
Sunrise	7:13	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:11	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:05
Sunset	-	5:45	-	-	5:57	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SW	0.4 ENE	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	0.4 ENE	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	0.7 E	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	12	9	13	12	12	11	10	10	12	12	16	15	15	14	8	13	13	12	13	12	8	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 SW	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.4 ESE	1.0 WSW	0.5 S	1.1 SW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 E	-	0.2 SSE	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	-	9	10	18	10	10	4	12	10	18	9	10	9	-	11	22	21	10	7	8	16	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW	-	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	1.2 S	0.7 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 SW	-	-	1.4 ENE	1.1 WSW	1.7 SW	3.5 SW	-
Period (s)	-	13	13	-	-	4	4	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	6	5	7	12	-

	Monday 25							Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Arniston Overberg	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	12
Energy(?)	3378	3242	2949	1396	1396	1055	5717	6552	1484	1404	1276	1012	1380	1211	1057	1108	981	555	771	550	533	576
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					4:34PM 1.59					5:11AM 1.55				5:23PM 1.78				5:36AM 1.66				5:30PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)			10:45AM 0.04					11:09PM 0.11								11:34PM 0.18				11:34AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	16	14	14	14	15	14	13	14	17	17	16	13	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	13
Chill °C (?)	11	11	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	14	17	16	15	12	11	12	12	16	16	16	16	12
Sunrise	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	20	20	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	16	16	16	16	10	9	4	15	14	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	1.5 S	-	-	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	1.3 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	-	-	-	6	-	-	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	5

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	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Arniston Overberg	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	1.4 SSW	3.5 SW	0.2 E	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	10	12	11
Energy(?)	3683	3540	3370	1734	1679	1030	1409	1584	1409	983	983	1809	2424	3877	3877	3485	3431	673	4209	8	2153	1304
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross	cross	cross	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)															4:56PM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)									10:42AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	12	14	14	11	14	17	15	18	18	15	16	16	15	14	14	19	15	15	14	13
Chill °C (?)	11	11	11	14	14	9	13	17	14	18	17	13	15	15	14	12	12	18	13	13	14	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	0.2 E	0.2 E	1.0 ENE	0.3 E	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	10	10	6	10	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	-	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 SW	0.1 E	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	-	0.2 E	0.1 E	1.1 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	-	-	11	10	10	10	9	9	20	10	14	14	10	10	10	-	10	10	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	1.4 SSW	3.5 SW	-	-	0.7 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	12	12	13	13	13	13	-	-	4

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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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