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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	Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Main Break Swakopmund	Boneyards Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	5	6	5	6	5	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	15	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	14	13	13	12	14	13	16	16	14	14	14	7
Energy(?)	1487	1295	1191	1181	1492	575	719	758	530	427	745	933	826	911	3830	5904	7620	5512	3007	2481	2280	228
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	8:28AM 1.20		10:48PM 0.98	11:22AM 1.00		11:40PM 1.09														3:05PM 1.75	3:18AM 1.98
Low Tide / height (m)		3:14PM 0.87	5:00AM 0.77		5:46PM 0.63			6:09PM 0.73											8:59AM 0.15		9:04PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	33	22	20	20	22	19	19	21	17	18	21	19	23	21	18	16	17	16	16	17	16	26
Low °C	24	21	19	19	22	18	18	20	16	17	20	18	21	20	13	14	16	14	12	17	14	21
Chill °C (?)	33	22	20	20	22	19	19	21	16	18	21	19	23	21	17	15	16	15	15	17	15	26
Sunrise	6:37	-	-	7:05	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:05	-	-	6:13
Sunset	-	6:30	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:06	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	0.6 S
Period (s)	15	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	10	14	13	13	12	14	13	16	16	14	14	14	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	1.1 S	0.7 SW	0.2 W	0.3 WSW	0.7 ESE	1.0 SW	0.4 SW	1.5 SW	-	-	0.6 S	0.1 SW	1.5 E	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	9	15	14	13	13	12	6	15	21	20	7	5	20	18	-	-	12	22	7	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SE	-	-	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	1.1 SE	-	-	1.9 E	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	8	7

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	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	1894	1769	1487	1435	1374	1096	1096	1293	1033	1286	1181	1439	1131	1078	1027	1067	1035	841	550	705	636	501
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	ebb	ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	ebb
High Tide / height (m)			8:09AM 1.00				10:21PM 0.98				10:48AM 0.98	11:22AM 1.00				12:26AM 1.12				12:35PM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)	2:24AM 0.94				3:22PM 0.70				4:51AM 0.68					5:15PM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	21	33	32	28	20	19	19	19	19	20	22	20	19	18	19	19	18	19	18	19	18
Chill °C (?)	22	21	33	32	28	20	19	19	19	19	20	22	20	19	18	19	19	18	19	18	19	18
Sunrise	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:08	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.6 SSE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.3 S	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.2 S
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 NNW	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	-	-	0.5 SW	-	0.6 SW	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.7 SSE	0.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	6	3	-	-	4	-	5	-	-	-	9	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	13	13
Energy(?)	1923	1921	968	1044	1069	1629	1606	1745	1580	1558	1515	1435	1359	1229	1211	1374	1373	1096	731	1098	1068	1192
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							8:41AM 0.95														10:49PM 1.06
Low Tide / height (m)	2:24AM 0.94													3:24PM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	22	22	23	21	22	22	23	22	21	32	20	20	20	26	26	20	21	20	20	19
Chill °C (?)	23	23	22	22	23	21	22	22	23	22	21	32	20	20	20	26	26	20	21	20	20	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:37	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:04	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	14	14	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.4 S	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.5 SSE	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.2 S	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 S
Period (s)	10	10	16	16	15	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	4	16	16	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	-	0.6 NNW	-	-	-	0.5 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SW
Period (s)	-	-	7	7	6	-	-	4	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

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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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