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

	Thu	Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	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	Dunes Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Danger Reef Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Bettys Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	2	3	3	0	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SE	0.9 SW	1.2 SSE	2.4 ESE	1.3 SE	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	3.5 ESE	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 WSW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S
Period(s) (?)	7	11	6	8	7	14	14	13	8	14	13	12	18	16	8	7	13	8	13	8	11	9
Energy(?)	1142	278	273	741	351	809	726	730	2344	997	1160	888	1132	2254	1091	729	1382	1225	2983	1362	1669	1464
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	off	on	cross	off	on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:00AM 1.56		4:14PM 1.63	4:45AM 1.50		5:01PM 1.50		5:34AM 1.40	5:55PM 1.48		6:34AM 1.55	6:54PM 1.19		7:49AM 1.35		8:20PM 1.20	9:08AM 1.17		10:06PM 1.11	10:38AM 1.44		11:41PM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)	9:50PM -0.07	10:04AM 0.08		10:33PM 0.01	10:53AM 0.42		11:19PM 0.13	11:43AM 0.28		12:22AM 0.34	12:50PM 0.67		1:19AM 0.48		2:12PM 0.64	2:32AM 0.56		3:50PM 0.52	4:20AM 0.62		5:25PM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	5	5	-	9
High °C	19	30	30	18	23	25	22	26	23	23	24	17	19	19	24	23	18	21	18	19	19	18
Low °C	16	25	30	17	20	24	19	23	22	18	22	15	17	18	24	21	18	19	16	18	19	17
Chill °C (?)	18	30	30	18	23	25	22	26	23	23	24	16	19	19	24	23	18	21	18	19	19	18
Sunrise	-	5:45	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:35	-	-	4:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:02	-	-	7:22	-	-	6:24	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 ESE	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 WSW	1.6 E	1.4 ENE	1.7 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	2.5 SSW	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	16	14	14	13	13	14	8	12	11	16	8	7	13	14	14	14	11	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.7 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	-	-	0.7 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.8 SE	1.4 SW	0.6 W	1.1 WSW	1.3 SW	0.7 S	0.6 SSE	1.6 SW	0.8 SSE	0.3 E	0.6 ENE	0.6 SSE	0.4 E
Period (s)	20	7	18	18	10	-	-	7	18	6	13	20	18	12	11	14	7	13	9	8	13	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SE	0.3 ESE	1.2 SSE	2.4 ESE	1.3 SE	1.5 SSE	2.1 SE	-	3.5 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	-	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	-	3.0 S
Period (s)	7	3	6	8	7	7	7	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	-	8	13	8	-	9

	Thursday 06			Friday 07								Saturday 08								Sunday 09
	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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Llandudno Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Donkin Bay West Coast	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	0	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.2 SE	1.3 SSE	0.8 SW	3.0 ESE	1.7 SSE	1.4 SSE	2.0 ESE	2.2 E	1.8 ESE	0.6 WSW	2.0 SE	1.2 SW	2.4 ESE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	11	8	7	7	7	8	8	16	7	14	7	14	14	14
Energy(?)	544	520	502	788	579	713	772	383	202	1116	508	516	541	1068	541	289	651	716	1100	1268	1091	1054
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	3:30PM 1.71				4:06AM 1.82				4:14PM 1.79					5:03AM 1.73			5:00PM 1.50	5:01PM 1.50				5:48AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)			9:50PM -0.08				10:04AM 0.08				10:36PM 0.26									11:21PM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	22	18	16	16	18	21	28	27	18	20	21	17	20	21	29	23	27	19	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	21	22	17	15	15	18	21	28	27	18	20	21	16	20	21	29	23	27	19	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20
Sunset	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	1.3 SSE	0.9 SW	1.1 SSE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 S	0.6 SW	1.8 ESE	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	8	11	8	11	11	11	11	10	7	10	8	10	10	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WSW	-	-	0.1 S	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	-
Period (s)	21	21	21	11	20	11	19	19	19	18	18	10	18	10	16	16	-	-	8	7	7	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 SE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.2 SE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSW	3.0 ESE	1.7 SSE	1.4 SSE	2.0 ESE	2.2 E	1.8 ESE	-	2.0 SE	1.2 SSE	2.4 ESE	2.1 SE	1.6 SE	2.1 ESE
Period (s)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	5	8	7	7	7	8	8	-	7	7	7	7	7	8

	Thursday 06									Friday 07
	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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Llandudno Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Donkin Bay West Coast	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	0	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SE	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.3 SSE	1.6 SSE	3.0 SE	2.2 SSE	1.6 SSW	0.9 SW	1.9 SSE	1.8 SE	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	1.8 SE	1.6 SSE	0.9 SW	1.6 SSE	2.2 SE	1.9 ESE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	10	11	8	8	11	11	11	11	7	8	11	8	8	6
Energy(?)	577	697	735	689	831	520	1273	796	737	261	606	788	245	247	243	194	455	713	217	728	992	452
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:29PM 1.71													4:21AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)								9:50PM -0.07													10:07AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	27	27	25	21	22	18	18	22	16	16	16	16	15	15	22	16	18	20	21	23	23
Chill °C (?)	22	27	27	25	21	22	16	17	22	16	15	15	15	15	15	22	15	18	20	21	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SSE	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.6 SW	1.1 SSE	0.9 SW	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.8 SW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	8	11	11	11	11	11	8	11	8	8	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.2 SSE	0.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.1 SE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 SE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	11	11	20	11	11	20	20	7	20	11	10	11	11	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 SE	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.3 SSE	1.6 SSE	3.0 SE	2.2 SSE	-	1.6 ESE	1.9 SSE	1.8 SE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	-	1.8 SE	1.6 SSE	1.6 ESE	1.6 SSE	2.2 SE	1.9 ESE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	6	8	8	6	6	6	-	7	8	6	8	8	6

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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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