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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	Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sun
	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	Heaven West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Umhlanga KZN North	Platboom Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Black Rocks Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town
Rating	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 ENE	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 ENE	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	3.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 S	1.4 SW	1.7 S	1.3 S	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.8 SW	3.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	22	17	16	7	13	12	8	11	11	11	16	13	15	7	10	8	9	9	10	10	12
Energy(?)	665	1190	1907	2494	511	1658	800	467	676	402	315	1137	2659	503	466	668	693	454	177	184	699	3282
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	off	cross	cross	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:09AM 1.20		9:46PM 1.00	10:12AM 1.42		11:37PM 0.97	11:33AM 1.09		1:05AM 1.30	1:18PM 1.20		1:59AM 1.21		2:10PM 1.25	2:40AM 1.26		2:49PM 1.68	3:17AM 1.66		3:24PM 1.47	3:41AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)		3:40PM 0.64	3:28AM 0.65		5:13PM 0.57		5:20AM 0.64	6:56PM 0.74		6:56AM 0.65	7:16PM 0.43		7:56AM 0.59		8:30PM 0.40	8:41AM 0.48		9:07PM 0.54	9:11AM 0.35		9:32PM 0.22	9:20AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	5	-	-	4	-	-	-	1
High °C	18	25	23	24	28	23	23	27	21	21	24	21	18	24	22	22	24	21	18	21	19	18
Low °C	18	24	20	22	26	21	21	27	20	20	23	20	17	21	21	19	24	20	18	20	18	18
Chill °C (?)	18	25	23	24	28	23	23	27	21	21	24	21	18	24	22	22	24	21	18	21	19	17
Sunrise	5:50	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:52
Sunset	-	7:50	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:16	-	-	6:53	-	-	7:59	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 ENE	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	3.0 SW	1.1 E	0.9 E	1.4 SW	1.3 E	1.3 S	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.8 SW	3.5 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	17	16	20	13	12	8	11	11	11	11	13	9	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.3 ESE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.3 SSW	1.1 E	0.8 E	0.6 SSW	0.3 NW	0.1 NW	0.5 E	1.2 SSW	0.5 E	0.9 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 E	0.4 SSW	1.0 E	0.5 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 NW	-
Period (s)	8	7	11	11	11	9	9	14	12	12	8	16	12	15	14	11	13	10	7	6	11	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 SSE	1.2 S	-	2.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	0.4 ESE	0.5 W	-	1.4 SSW	1.4 S	1.5 SE	1.7 S	-	-	0.4 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	6	-	7	-	-	-	-	2	3	3	-	6	7	7	8	-	-	3	-	-

	Sunday 11							Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Heaven West Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SW	1.7 SSW	2.3 SW	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 SW	1.4 ENE	1.5 SW	1.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	14	12	11	18	18	17	18	14	15	14	16	14	8	8	8	12	9	12	11
Energy(?)	1690	1145	1142	435	748	1021	1512	3067	3284	3147	1820	2243	2122	3380	2056	1674	1332	1006	1041	546	684	715
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			9:15AM 1.20				9:54PM 0.96				10:14AM 1.09					11:04PM 1.04				12:04PM 1.11
Low Tide / height (m)					3:49PM 0.57				3:25AM 0.85					5:06PM 0.66			4:56AM 0.91					6:23PM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	24	25	26	21	22	21	22	21	23	22	26	24	24	22	24	23	25	22	26	22	21
Chill °C (?)	20	24	25	26	21	22	21	22	21	23	22	26	24	24	22	24	23	25	22	26	22	21
Sunrise	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	8:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SW	2.3 ENE	2.3 SW	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 SW	1.4 ENE	1.5 SW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	14	12	11	11	18	17	18	14	15	14	8	14	8	8	8	12	9	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.6 E	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	1.4 E	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 ESE	1.7 SSW	1.2 E	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	7	7	8	10	7	8	18	11	11	12	11	11	8	16	9	17	16	16	8	13	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 E	-	-	1.1 E	-	-	1.4 S	-	-	-	0.8 S	-	-	3.0 ENE	-	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	-	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSE	-
Period (s)	7	-	-	7	-	-	6	-	-	-	5	-	-	8	-	8	8	8	-	6	4	-

	Sunday 11																					Mon
	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)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Heaven West Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	2.5 ENE	1.6 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.5 SW	2.2 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	7	11	14	7	7	11	7	20	18
Energy(?)	1478	1400	1900	220	772	1145	709	805	770	1063	652	806	739	1086	636	368	145	145	1178	695	1527	1512
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								9:01AM 1.45												9:21PM 1.01
Low Tide / height (m)														3:31PM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	20	20	22	19	24	25	23	24	26	28	25	25	31	24	26	25	25	22	24	21	21
Chill °C (?)	21	20	20	22	19	24	25	23	24	26	28	25	25	31	24	26	25	25	22	24	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.9 E	1.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SW	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.5 SW	0.8 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	6	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	7	7	7	11	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	0.6 S	1.3 S	1.3 E	0.9 S	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 E	0.3 SW	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.2 S	1.4 E	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.3 E	0.1 S	1.1 ESE	1.3 SW
Period (s)	7	7	7	10	8	7	7	7	7	8	23	8	7	12	8	14	14	14	8	12	8	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.9 E	-	-	-	1.2 SSE	-	-	-	0.8 S	-	-	2.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 ENE	-	1.3 S
Period (s)	-	-	7	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	7	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	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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