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

	Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thu
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Boneyards Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Guns Swakopmund	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WSW	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.5 ESE	0.8 SW	2.0 ESE	1.3 SW	2.3 ESE	3.0 ESE	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 WSW	2.2 ENE	1.3 WSW	0.9 SW	1.3 SSE	1.9 WSW	1.7 SW	2.4 S
Period(s) (?)	12	7	8	8	7	8	16	7	14	8	8	14	13	13	18	9	15	15	14	13	14	8
Energy(?)	618	693	841	422	481	848	468	730	716	1128	1803	2117	954	673	1224	871	1112	629	765	1299	1678	1262
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	cross	off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		3:30PM 1.78	4:01AM 1.57		4:14PM 1.63			5:01PM 1.50		5:34AM 1.40	5:55PM 1.59		6:31AM 1.30	6:58PM 1.25		7:49AM 1.35		8:15PM 1.30	9:09AM 1.17		10:07PM 1.14	10:38AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)	9:20AM 0.04		9:50PM -0.08	10:04AM 0.08		10:53PM 0.04	10:51AM 0.16		11:19PM 0.13	11:43AM 0.28		12:11AM 0.27	12:46PM 0.40		1:14AM 0.66		2:12PM 0.64	2:40AM 0.75		4:04PM 0.76	4:21AM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	some clouds	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-	-	6
High °C	23	26	22	24	28	18	19	24	22	25	24	19	26	17	18	25	20	19	21	19	17	18
Low °C	18	25	15	17	26	17	18	22	19	21	22	18	23	16	16	23	19	17	20	18	17	17
Chill °C (?)	23	26	22	24	28	18	19	24	22	25	24	18	26	16	18	25	20	19	21	18	17	17
Sunrise	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:22	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:52
Sunset	-	7:17	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:02	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SSE	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.8 ESE	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	0.5 S	1.3 WSW	1.0 SW	1.3 SSE	1.9 WSW	1.7 SW	1.1 SSE
Period (s)	12	11	8	11	10	10	7	15	14	14	13	14	8	13	12	11	15	6	14	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	0.2 SSW	1.0 SW	1.3 SSW	0.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 E	0.1 NW	1.3 SSE	0.6 E
Period (s)	23	21	11	19	18	18	16	10	-	-	18	12	13	20	18	12	7	15	8	16	14	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.5 ESE	-	2.0 ESE	2.2 SE	2.3 ESE	3.0 ESE	2.5 ESE	-	0.8 SSW	-	2.2 ENE	-	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 S	-	2.4 S
Period (s)	8	7	8	8	7	8	-	7	7	8	8	9	-	7	-	9	-	6	5	6	-	8

	Wed	Thursday 06								Friday 07								Saturday 08
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Queens Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town
Rating	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	2.1 SSE	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	2.0 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.2 S	1.7 SSE	3.0 E	3.0 ESE	2.2 SE	2.1 SE	1.9 SE	1.9 ESE	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	7	12	12	7	7	8	8	8	9	8	10	7	8	8	8	7	7	8	15
Energy(?)	1011	1226	745	1097	618	601	693	596	542	841	597	1072	554	458	481	1130	1072	980	729	775	592	673
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- 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	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			3:18AM 1.59				3:29PM 1.71				4:06AM 1.82				4:19PM 1.87				4:45AM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)	9:08PM -0.11				9:20AM 0.04				9:50PM -0.08				10:04AM 0.08				10:53PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	17	18	23	18	26	22	18	16	16	21	26	29	26	18	17	20	17	22	22	26
Chill °C (?)	17	18	16	17	23	17	26	22	17	15	15	21	26	29	26	18	16	20	16	22	22	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SSE	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	1.4 SSE	0.9 SW	1.5 S	0.9 SSE	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.4 SSE	0.7 SW	1.0 SSE	0.6 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	8	12	12	11	11	11	8	11	9	9	11	10	11	11	7	10	7	10	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	-
Period (s)	24	24	23	12	23	9	21	21	21	11	20	11	11	19	18	18	18	10	16	16	16	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 S	2.1 S	1.6 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.9 ESE	2.0 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.2 S	1.7 SSE	3.0 E	3.0 ESE	2.2 SE	2.1 SE	1.9 SE	1.9 ESE	1.1 SSE
Period (s)	7	8	7	7	8	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	8	10	7	8	8	8	7	7	8	7

	Wednesday 05			Thursday 06
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Queens Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town
Rating	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.1 SSE	1.9 S	2.1 SSE	1.7 S	2.1 SSE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.5 SSE	3.0 SE	2.5 SSE	1.1 SW	2.5 SSE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	11	12	12	12	12	7	8	7	9	7	11	12	7	7	7	12	7
Energy(?)	1082	1473	1011	958	906	608	783	739	745	745	880	1007	1097	851	822	614	606	949	1309	947	541	900
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)								3:18AM 1.59												3:36PM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)		9:08PM -0.11												9:21AM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	20	19	21	17	17	22	20	23	18	23
Chill °C (?)	20	19	17	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	20	19	21	16	16	22	19	23	17	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SSE	1.7 S	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	9	12	11	12	12	11	11	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.5 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.1 SE	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	24	24	24	24	24	14	23	23	23	23	23	23	12	12	23	12	9	22	21	21	12	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 S	2.4 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.7 ESE	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.9 S	2.1 SSE	-	2.1 SSE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.5 SSE	3.0 SE	2.5 SSE	1.8 ESE	2.5 SSE
Period (s)	7	8	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	-	7	6	6	7	7	7	6	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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