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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	Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wed
	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	Quissico Inhambane	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Black Rocks Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guns Swakopmund	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	2	4	3	3	4	3	2	4	3	0	4	3	3	4	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	2.0 SSE	2.3 S	1.8 SE	0.8 SW	1.6 SSE	2.5 ESE	1.6 SE	2.0 ESE	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	2.5 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.2 SW	2.4 ENE	1.1 WSW	2.1 E	1.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	11	12	7	8	8	11	8	8	8	8	14	13	8	7	14	8	18	9	15	15	15
Energy(?)	406	1166	889	988	1029	822	249	448	927	554	754	716	711	1390	811	1196	1183	1120	844	1598	945	1186
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)		2:46PM 1.73	3:18AM 1.59		3:30PM 1.78	4:02AM 1.65		4:38PM 2.03	4:45AM 1.50		5:03PM 1.56		5:34AM 1.40	6:05PM 1.56		6:31AM 1.30	6:54PM 1.19		7:43AM 1.46		8:15PM 1.07	9:10AM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)	9:01AM 0.01		9:08PM -0.11	9:42AM 0.00		9:50PM -0.07	10:27AM -0.07		10:33PM 0.01	10:52AM 0.17		11:19PM 0.13	11:43AM 0.28		12:10AM 0.27	12:46PM 0.40		1:13AM 0.43		2:19PM 0.76	2:33AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	6	2
High °C	24	23	20	23	26	23	31	29	18	23	24	22	21	25	22	25	23	18	21	17	19	17
Low °C	23	21	16	18	24	15	25	27	17	21	23	19	20	23	18	22	21	16	20	16	17	16
Chill °C (?)	24	23	20	23	26	23	31	29	17	23	24	22	21	25	22	25	23	18	21	16	19	17
Sunrise	4:50	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:18
Sunset	-	7:16	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:04	-	-	6:24	-	-	7:19	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 E	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 SSE	1.0 WSW	1.4 SSE	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SE	0.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SE	1.2 SW	0.9 S	1.1 SW	2.1 E	1.9 SW	1.3 SSW	1.8 S
Period (s)	8	11	12	8	11	8	11	10	10	7	16	14	13	13	6	14	16	11	9	15	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.9 WSW	0.1 SW	1.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	-	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.2 SSW	1.1 WSW	0.6 S	0.2 WNW	1.2 SSE	1.2 SW
Period (s)	14	14	23	12	21	11	7	18	18	16	10	-	-	-	12	12	12	18	11	16	9	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 S	1.7 S	2.0 SSE	2.3 S	1.8 SE	0.5 E	1.6 SSE	2.5 ESE	1.6 SE	2.0 ESE	1.8 SE	1.5 SE	2.5 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.6 E
Period (s)	-	7	7	7	8	8	3	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	8	8	-	-	-	-	9

	Tue	Wednesday 05								Thursday 06								Friday 07
	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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Quissico Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SSW	1.5 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 S	1.4 SW	2.2 S	2.0 S	1.2 WSW	2.0 SSE	1.1 SW	2.1 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.1 S	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.1 S
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	12	11	11	15	7	13	8	8	12	7	12	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	10
Energy(?)	1846	1284	1164	1301	1428	999	425	318	1011	1339	1048	643	988	575	748	656	550	1528	606	558	551	426
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	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	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			2:36AM 1.57				3:25PM 2.61				3:19AM 1.68				3:29PM 1.71				4:06AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)	8:56PM -0.06				8:38AM 0.06				9:08PM -0.11				9:20AM 0.04				9:50PM -0.08				10:04AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	15	18	20	23	23	20	18	17	16	18	23	18	27	23	18	20	15	17	27	27
Chill °C (?)	17	16	14	18	20	23	23	20	17	16	15	17	23	17	27	23	17	20	14	17	27	27
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SSW	1.5 SW	0.9 ESE	1.2 S	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 SSE	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	1.9 S	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSE	0.8 SW
Period (s)	12	11	11	12	11	11	8	7	13	13	12	12	8	12	11	11	11	9	11	11	9	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 ENE	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.2 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	8	16	16	9	15	15	15	13	24	24	23	23	12	9	21	21	21	11	20	20	11	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	-	1.6 S	1.5 S	-	-	1.8 S	2.2 S	2.0 S	1.5 S	2.0 SSE	1.8 ESE	2.1 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.1 S	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.1 S
Period (s)	-	5	6	-	7	7	-	-	7	8	8	7	7	6	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	10

	Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05
	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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Quissico Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.1 E	2.1 SSW	2.1 SW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	2.2 S
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	7	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	7
Energy(?)	1875	1327	1502	1710	1759	1772	289	689	1164	1506	1634	738	764	868	756	785	847	999	1006	970	946	1153
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								3:06AM 1.94											2:54PM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)	8:56PM -0.06												8:37AM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	17	17	16	16	22	21	15	15	15	17	18	20	21	23	23	23	19	19	20	20
Chill °C (?)	17	16	16	17	15	15	22	21	14	14	14	17	18	20	21	23	23	23	18	18	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.1 E	0.7 SSW	2.1 SW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	16	16	8	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.5 E	0.3 WSW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.6 E	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.3 SW	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	8	16	16	8	16	16	14	7	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.0 S	1.2 SSE	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	2.1 SSW	1.4 SSE	-	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	-	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.5 S	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.0 S	2.2 S
Period (s)	-	5	5	-	12	12	-	7	6	-	6	6	6	-	6	6	6	7	6	6	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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