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 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wed
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Dias Beach Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	7	5	5	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 S	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	11	12	16	11	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	15	14	13	12	14	13	14	16
Energy(?)	1428	917	1203	1115	746	1580	1291	1192	1157	1233	799	660	644	386	467	895	757	1322	3569	3139	4663	9168
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	glass	off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	6:56PM 1.34		7:02AM 1.03	7:49PM 1.08	8:09PM 0.97	8:09AM 1.00		10:20PM 0.98	10:47AM 1.21		11:41PM 1.09	12:07PM 1.32			12:54PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)		12:41AM 0.84	1:27PM 0.59		2:10AM 0.70		3:24PM 0.63	4:49AM 0.68		5:15PM 0.57		6:03AM 0.78			6:48AM 0.63	6:54PM 0.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
High °C	28	25	24	27	25	23	22	21	21	22	19	21	23	18	17	20	19	21	19	19	19	17
Low °C	27	23	22	25	24	21	21	20	19	21	17	19	21	17	17	20	17	21	19	18	18	16
Chill °C (?)	28	25	24	27	25	23	22	21	21	22	19	21	23	18	17	20	19	21	19	18	19	16
Sunrise	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:05	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:39	-
Sunset	6:06	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:23
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 S	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW
Period (s)	13	11	12	11	11	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	14	13	12	14	13	14	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.0 S	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.3 S	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.8 SW	0.2 WSW	0.1 S	0.4 ESE	1.6 SW	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	-
Period (s)	11	12	17	16	16	10	10	9	15	14	14	13	12	12	15	21	11	6	13	8	7	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SW	-	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	-	-	-	1.3 SSE
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	5

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	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Cemetery Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	13	12	11	11	12	12	12	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1235	1142	1082	1103	1084	1020	1046	1066	1076	1323	1454	1476	1504	1864	1894	1861	1259	1025	1291	1096	1096	1192
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				6:46PM 1.21				7:01AM 1.03					8:05PM 0.97				8:09AM 1.00				10:21PM 0.98
Low Tide / height (m)		12:33PM 0.68				12:46AM 0.61				1:26PM 0.59					2:24AM 0.94				3:24PM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	28	28	24	23	27	22	22	26	25	24	25	25	24	21	21	33	25	21	21	20	20
Chill °C (?)	27	28	28	24	23	27	22	22	26	25	24	25	25	24	21	21	33	25	21	21	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.4 SW	1.4 S	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	16	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 S	1.3 SW	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.8 WSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	12	11	13	12	12	12	12	12	17	17	16	11	12	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 ESE	-	0.8 ESE	0.4 SE	-	-	0.6 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	-	6	5	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 08															Thursday 09
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Cemetery Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	1389	1272	1135	1566	1186	1546	1233	1226	1141	1167	1173	983	1008	1037	961	903	1244	760	873	815	869	874
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)											6:49PM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)					12:29PM 0.49												12:46AM 0.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	24	29	29	26	27	27	26	27	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	27	23	25	25	25	24
Chill °C (?)	24	24	29	29	26	27	27	26	27	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	27	23	25	25	25	24
Sunrise	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.8 S	1.4 SW	1.8 S	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 S	1.1 SW	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	12	11	12	11	13	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SE	0.8 E	-	0.7 ESE	-	0.9 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	-	-	1.3 E	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	5	-	5	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-

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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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