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

	Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			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	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Meerensee Beach Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Platboom Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	6	8	7	9	6	5	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s)	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	12
Energy	864	1078	1992	3189	1826	2408	1435	1568	1916	9055	8302	5203	7424	6723	10503	5294	3065	1077	1619	1365	1518	614
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:20AM 1.08		10:47PM 1.27	11:29AM 1.10		12:16AM 1.35	12:24PM 1.23		12:30AM 1.33	1:07PM 1.21		1:40AM 1.54	1:45PM 1.26	2:04PM 1.64	2:20AM 1.43		2:19PM 1.31	2:23AM 1.51		2:52PM 1.33	3:24AM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)		4:22PM 0.48		5:27AM 0.41	5:54PM 0.68		6:20AM 0.36	6:24PM 0.45		7:02AM 0.30	7:11PM 0.62		7:39AM 0.25		8:07PM 0.36	8:40AM 0.26		8:24PM 0.37	8:47AM 0.44		9:16PM 0.30	9:16AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	19	17	17	21	21	16	18	16	16	17	16	16	18	18	20	19	19	17	17	18	18
Low °C	15	18	16	16	19	17	16	17	15	15	17	15	16	17	16	19	18	18	16	16	15	16
Chill °C (?)	17	19	17	17	21	21	16	18	16	16	17	16	16	18	18	20	19	19	17	17	17	18
Sunrise	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41
Sunset	-	5:47	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	14	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 S	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.7 E	-	1.0 SW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.9 E	-
Period (s)	16	16	11	11	10	6	-	15	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	6	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	15	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Sat	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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 Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Bettys Bay Overberg
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	12
Energy	1094	1019	800	795	864	1025	1078	1401	1870	1992	2325	3009	3189	3062	1826	1109	2784	2408	1710	1445	1435	1335
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	9:38PM 1.25				10:20AM 1.08				10:53PM 1.50					11:29AM 1.10				12:16AM 1.35				12:24PM 1.17
Low Tide / height (m)			4:28AM 0.67				4:22PM 0.48					5:27AM 0.41				5:28PM 0.47				6:21AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	16	15	17	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	19	17	20	19	16	16	16	18
Chill °C (?)	17	16	16	15	17	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	19	17	20	19	16	15	16	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.5 SE	0.2 SSE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	0.4 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	5	6	10	10	-	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Energy	742	1080	1094	1064	1049	1019	1004	824	800	800	809	795	724	1021	864	864	1025	1025	1106	1081	1078	1264
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:38PM 1.25													10:20AM 1.08
Low Tide / height (m)									4:28AM 0.67												4:22PM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	17	17	17	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	17	17	17	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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