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

	Mon	Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Muizenberg Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Groenvlei Garden Route	Arniston Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Bettys Bay Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Danger Reef Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	4.0 ESE	3.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.0 SSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SSW	0.5 SW	1.4 WSW	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	1.1 S	1.2 SW	1.1 S	1.2 S
Period(s) (?)	14	13	9	10	9	10	11	11	10	10	10	11	16	8	10	10	10	11	11	12	10	10
Energy(?)	1171	1245	3374	2246	1153	656	349	676	701	483	494	448	271	578	900	1344	1181	1503	622	701	478	478
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		6:44AM 1.57	7:10PM 1.18		7:42AM 1.45		8:34PM 1.06	9:22AM 1.07		11:12PM 1.14	12:02PM 1.25		12:49AM 1.31	1:15PM 1.23		1:39AM 1.49	1:56PM 1.50		2:28AM 1.52		2:05PM 1.70	2:25AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)	12:25AM 0.24	1:02PM 0.42		1:15AM 0.48		2:14PM 0.74	2:51AM 0.58		4:07PM 0.54		5:47AM 0.73	6:29PM 0.59		7:14AM 0.51	7:24PM 0.49		7:58AM 0.37		8:13PM 0.29	8:09AM 0.23		8:17PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	28	25	22	24	19	22	21	19	23	26	20	19	19	20	20	21	18	17	20	19
Low °C	19	20	24	21	21	21	18	19	21	18	20	25	18	18	19	17	18	19	17	17	20	17
Chill °C (?)	22	22	28	25	22	24	19	22	21	19	23	26	20	19	19	20	20	21	18	16	20	19
Sunrise	-	6:52	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:56	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:34	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:44	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	3.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SSW	0.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	1.1 S	1.2 SW	1.1 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	14	13	13	10	9	10	6	11	10	10	10	11	8	8	10	10	10	11	11	12	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.5 SE	-	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	-	0.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 S	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	-	8	-	12	12	11	11	9	8	13	12	-	11	15	14	12	12	12	8	10	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 SE	2.5 ESE	4.0 ESE	-	0.5 WSW	1.0 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.6 E	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSE	-
Period (s)	8	9	9	-	4	4	-	-	-	2	4	6	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

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	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	3.5 ESE	3.5 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.1 E	2.1 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.5 ENE	1.0 E	1.1 SSW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	12	12	8	9	11	10
Energy(?)	384	2805	2448	3006	2408	1548	1228	1226	1100	3275	4961	3580	3053	1250	1272	878	1418	1023	1514	514	874	547
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		6:24PM 1.54				6:40AM 1.61				7:11PM 1.33				7:37AM 1.25					8:01PM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)				12:17AM 0.33				12:54PM 0.33				1:16AM 0.52					2:07PM 0.61				2:46AM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	20	21	23	20	21	24	23	23	22	24	24	25	27	22	21	21	20	24	18	18	17
Chill °C (?)	22	20	21	23	20	21	24	23	23	22	24	24	25	27	22	21	21	20	24	18	18	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52
Sunset	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:34	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	3.0 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.1 E	2.1 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.7 SW	2.1 E	1.0 E	1.1 SSW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	11	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	10	9	9	9	10	9	9	8	8	9	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	-	1.5 S	-	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SE	1.2 SE	1.0 SE	-	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SW	1.0 E	0.1 W
Period (s)	6	-	8	-	8	9	8	8	8	-	13	13	12	12	12	12	8	9	12	7	9	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 S	2.5 E	1.6 SE	-	2.2 SE	-	1.8 SE	-	-	3.5 ESE	3.5 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	-	1.3 WSW	0.7 SW	2.0 WSW	-	2.5 ENE	1.3 SW	1.5 WSW	-
Period (s)	6	7	7	-	8	-	9	-	-	9	9	9	9	-	6	4	8	-	8	7	7	-

	Monday 23									Tuesday 24
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.5 S	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 S	3.0 E	3.0 E	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	9	9	13
Energy(?)	251	2265	7681	3204	2837	2837	1494	2129	1945	2686	2693	2444	2344	2413	3079	2112	1944	1918	1478	2080	1980	1215
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	off	off	on	cross	on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)					6:21PM 1.59												6:44AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)											12:25AM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	23	26	24	23	22	21	20	20	18	18	18	18	20	19	18	19	20	21	20	20	26
Chill °C (?)	22	23	26	24	23	22	21	19	19	17	17	17	17	20	18	18	19	20	21	19	20	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 ESE	2.0 SSW	1.9 S	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	11	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SSE	-	-	2.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.6 ESE	3.5 S	-	2.2 SSE	2.2 SSE	1.9 SE	3.0 SE	2.5 SE	2.5 E	3.0 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.6 E	3.0 E	2.2 ESE	-	2.0 ESE	0.5 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	-
Period (s)	6	5	14	-	8	8	7	8	8	7	8	7	7	6	8	7	-	7	8	9	9	-

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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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