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

	Wed	Thursday 08			Friday 09			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	TTs West	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Kleinmond Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	TTs West
Rating	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 SE	1.0 S	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 E	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 ENE	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	14	10	7	13	14	13	12	11	19	20	20	14	12	9	11	11	9	14
Energy(?)	3622	1617	1299	3237	3385	2342	1376	603	1329	1211	958	961	2544	1050	401	1910	856	736	518	422	680	763
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:56AM 1.49	7:00PM 1.39		7:37AM 1.41	7:39PM 1.19		8:04AM 1.24		8:28PM 1.14	8:59AM 1.28		9:45PM 1.05	10:31AM 1.20		12:21AM 1.63			12:32AM 1.15	12:38PM 1.14		1:25AM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)	12:30AM 0.23	1:03PM 0.35		1:05AM 0.30	1:44PM 0.47		1:42AM 0.42		2:35PM 0.61	2:25AM 0.60		3:42PM 0.69	3:33AM 0.71		5:21PM 0.70		6:52AM 1.08	6:48PM 0.61		6:37AM 0.59	7:16PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	11	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	19	24	23	22	24	23	19	24	25	21	25	25	22	30	27	23	24	27	20	23	27	26
Low °C	16	22	23	19	24	23	18	22	24	19	22	25	20	26	26	22	23	26	18	20	27	24
Chill °C (?)	19	24	23	22	24	23	18	24	25	21	25	25	22	30	27	23	24	27	20	23	27	26
Sunrise	-	5:24	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:03	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:43	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:53	-	-	7:12	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.0 S	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 ESE	1.2 SW	1.6 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 E	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	0.4 SSW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	14	11	12	13	14	13	7	11	19	20	20	14	12	9	11	11	11	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	1.4 S	1.4 S	0.2 E	-	0.4 NW	0.6 S	0.7 E	1.2 SSW	0.2 WSW	1.4 SW	0.4 SSW	1.5 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.0 E	0.7 ESE	0.7 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.4 E	0.7 NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	-	13	10	8	10	11	12	22	8	11	11	9	8	15	12	12	12	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 SW	-	0.5 N	2.5 S	2.5 SE	1.5 SSW	2.3 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.6 E	1.5 ESE	-	1.7 E	2.1 ENE	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	2.0 ENE	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	8	10	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	8	8	-	5	-	-	-	9	-

	Wednesday 07			Thursday 08								Friday 09								Saturday 10
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	3PM	6PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Danger Reef Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	TTs West	TTs West	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 NE	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.0 S	1.9 SSE	2.0 S
Period(s) (?)	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	7	11	12	12	12	14	13	13	11	9	8	9
Energy(?)	4556	3827	3314	3802	3128	2476	2187	1090	1299	1361	1419	3237	3677	3245	2791	2503	2098	1417	1454	1215	1319	1054
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		6:24PM 1.42				6:54AM 1.53				7:00PM 1.39				7:31AM 1.51				7:36PM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)				12:30AM 0.19				12:56PM 0.33				1:05AM 0.34					3:06PM 0.56			1:35AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	22	17	18	18	21	25	21	23	22	24	20	19	20	21	24	24	22	22	17	16	21
Chill °C (?)	20	22	16	18	18	21	25	21	23	22	24	20	19	20	21	24	24	22	22	16	15	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50
Sunset	7:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:55	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 ENE	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SW	1.4 WSW	1.5 S	2.0 S
Period (s)	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	7	11	12	12	12	14	13	13	11	12	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.7 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.0 S	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.5 ENE	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	13	13	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	1.1 SW	-	2.5 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 S	1.9 SSE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	8	-

	Wednesday 07									Thursday 08
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	7AM	8AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Danger Reef Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	TTs West	TTs West	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.1 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	12	12	12	12	16	15	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	4968	7695	4800	6797	6573	5600	5498	2288	3314	3218	1924	2719	2674	2502	2415	466	456	1233	1165	1572	1429	1620
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					6:25PM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)											12:30AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	23	21	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	21	17	17	17	18	26	27	23	18	20	20	18
Chill °C (?)	21	23	21	20	20	19	19	17	16	17	21	17	17	17	18	26	27	23	18	20	20	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.1 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	12	12	12	12	11	15	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 WNW	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.5 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.3 E	0.4 NW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	13	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	16	11	9	13	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	-	-	0.9 NE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	-	-	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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