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

	Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Fri
	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	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating	2	3	3	0	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 S	1.3 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SE	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 WSW	2.0 ENE	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SSE	2.2 S	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	9	6	7	6	14	14	13	13	14	13	12	18	8	15	14	15	14	12	7	12	11	11
Energy(?)	470	300	548	359	867	716	947	684	1806	544	778	1323	931	1887	1598	1042	1536	506	731	1431	796	625
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	off	off	cross- on	on	off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:14PM 1.63	4:45AM 1.50		5:03PM 1.56		5:39AM 1.66	5:52PM 1.35		6:41AM 1.45	6:54PM 1.19		7:41AM 1.20		8:16PM 1.21	9:10AM 1.41		9:58PM 1.26	10:33AM 1.20		11:16PM 1.06	12:09PM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)	10:04AM 0.08		10:33PM 0.01	10:51AM 0.16		11:35PM 0.18	11:45AM 0.54		12:22AM 0.33	12:52PM 0.48		1:19AM 0.49		2:09PM 0.50	2:39AM 0.61		4:04PM 0.76	4:15AM 0.77		5:14PM 0.47		5:42AM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-
High °C	26	31	26	24	25	27	24	27	19	22	21	20	25	24	18	19	19	19	18	19	17	21
Low °C	22	31	21	19	24	21	21	27	19	19	21	16	22	22	16	19	19	17	18	19	16	20
Chill °C (?)	26	31	26	24	25	27	24	27	18	22	21	20	25	24	18	19	19	19	17	19	16	21
Sunrise	5:45	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	4:56	-	-	5:18	-	-	4:52	-	-	5:16
Sunset	-	7:19	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	0.7 SW	1.0 S	0.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 E	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	9	10	7	16	14	14	13	13	14	13	12	12	8	15	14	15	14	12	13	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.9 SSE	-	-	-	0.6 SSE	0.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.6 S	0.1 NW	0.5 S	1.1 S	1.4 S	0.7 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	11	18	10	10	-	6	-	-	-	6	20	18	11	18	8	10	12	8	8	12	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SE	1.7 SSE	-	1.4 SE	0.9 SSE	2.5 E	-	0.5 NW	-	2.0 ENE	0.7 S	0.7 S	-	-	1.4 S	2.2 S	-	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE
Period (s)	-	6	7	6	7	-	7	7	8	-	4	-	8	4	5	-	-	6	7	-	5	5

	Friday 07							Saturday 08								Sunday 09
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Llandudno Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.2 S	3.0 ESE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.0 ESE	1.8 ESE	0.8 SW	1.8 ESE	2.1 SE	1.2 SW	2.4 ESE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	3.0 ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	16	8	7	14	7	14	14	13	13	13	13	8
Energy(?)	702	701	551	392	323	1053	525	548	561	516	565	595	698	762	1050	1418	1246	1013	648	879	1010	1590
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					4:15PM 1.70					5:03AM 1.70			5:00PM 1.50	5:01PM 1.50				5:39AM 1.66				6:05PM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)			10:04AM 0.08				10:36PM 0.26				10:51AM 0.16	11:07AM 0.18				11:21PM 0.38				11:43AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	18	27	28	28	18	20	21	17	20	30	21	22	27	18	20	21	22	27	24	24	19
Chill °C (?)	14	18	27	28	28	17	20	21	17	20	30	21	22	27	18	20	21	22	27	24	24	19
Sunrise	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 S	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	11	10	11	10	7	10	10	6	16	14	14	14	7	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	-	1.3 SW	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.6 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	19	18	18	18	10	18	18	16	10	-	-	-	14	7	7	6	18	17	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.2 S	3.0 ESE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.0 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.3 SSE	1.8 ESE	2.1 SE	1.5 SSE	2.4 ESE	2.3 SE	2.0 SE	1.6 SE	-	1.6 SE	1.8 SE	3.0 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	7	7	8

	Friday 07																					Sat
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Llandudno Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.7 S	0.9 SW	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	0.9 SW	2.0 ESE	0.7 SW	2.2 ESE	2.0 SE	0.7 SW	2.5 ESE	2.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.5 SSE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	2.5 ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	11	8	8	11	6	11	7	7	10	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8
Energy(?)	751	721	702	534	935	240	495	615	245	497	301	574	479	269	791	566	576	644	356	1222	1151	926
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)															4:36PM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)									10:23AM 0.06												10:33PM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	15	15	21	18	19	24	23	23	30	23	25	31	22	24	23	23	25	19	19	17
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	14	21	18	19	24	23	23	30	23	25	31	22	24	23	23	25	18	18	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:19	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.9 SW	1.4 S	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 S	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	11	9	11	11	8	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.9 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	20	11	20	19	11	20	20	19	19	19	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.7 S	1.5 ESE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.7 ESE	2.0 ESE	0.9 SSE	2.2 ESE	2.0 SE	1.1 SSE	2.5 ESE	2.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.5 SSE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	2.5 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	6	8	8	6	6	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8

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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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