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

	Fri	Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	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	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Danger Reef Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	9	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.6 S	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 NE	1.7 SW	1.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.6 S	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SSE	1.1 WSW
Period(s)	12	13	13	14	13	12	7	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	14	13	14	13	12	7	12
Energy	8428	3448	3225	1133	1449	1633	1090	1034	637	1452	584	622	1059	845	1065	1565	1387	1279	1122	715	505	597
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:54AM 1.58		2:01PM 1.64	2:46AM 1.87		3:12PM 1.53	3:32AM 1.92		3:34PM 1.53	4:18AM 1.77		4:23PM 1.54	4:42AM 1.73		5:32PM 1.73		5:47AM 1.86	6:22PM 1.52		6:20AM 1.34	7:11PM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)		7:48AM 0.32		8:27PM 0.23	9:04AM 0.10		9:21PM 0.31	9:22AM 0.01		10:03PM 0.12	10:31AM 0.07		10:37PM 0.38	10:57AM 0.30		11:34PM 0.40	11:54AM 0.30		12:34AM 0.29	12:30PM 0.22		1:22AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	1	-
High °C	17	14	15	18	17	16	21	14	15	19	18	18	17	15	18	19	17	22	16	14	19	15
Low °C	16	13	15	18	15	16	19	13	14	17	18	18	14	14	17	18	16	20	16	13	19	14
Chill °C (?)	16	14	15	18	17	16	21	14	15	19	18	18	17	15	18	19	17	22	16	13	19	14
Sunrise	-	7:48	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.6 S	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.4 ENE	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	2.5 SSW	1.6 S	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.7 ESE	1.5 E	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SSE	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	12	13	13	14	13	12	7	11	8	11	11	12	12	12	8	8	13	14	13	12	7	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	1.2 W	1.0 W	0.7 ESE	0.8 E	0.6 ESE	1.1 S	1.2 WSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.5 E	0.7 S	1.1 SSE	0.8 S	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.2 E	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SW	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	5	5	13	11	11	7	7	8	8	6	13	14	8	7	6	6	13	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SW	-	-	-	0.9 ENE	-	2.1 NE	0.3 N	-	-	-	1.0 SSE	1.5 SE	1.2 SSE	-	2.0 E	-	-	1.3 SE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SE	1.3 SE
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	5	-	7	3	-	-	-	8	7	7	-	8	-	-	6	6	7	7

	Friday 12			Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South
Rating	4	5	8	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	3.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.6 S	3.0 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SW	2.1 NE	2.1 NE	1.9 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s)	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	13	12	12	12	7	7	12	13
Energy	1672	3189	7819	8428	5602	3159	3448	3449	3225	3226	3226	1133	3214	1870	1449	1949	1633	1104	1089	1090	1038	1005
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				1:54AM 1.58					2:01PM 1.64				2:40AM 1.67				3:12PM 1.53				3:28AM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)		7:27PM 0.32				7:48AM 0.32				7:57PM 0.22	8:22PM 0.23				9:04AM 0.10				9:21PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	15	17	16	16	13	14	15	15	15	13	18	14	16	17	16	16	13	19	20	13	20
Chill °C (?)	16	14	16	15	16	13	14	15	15	14	12	18	13	16	17	16	16	12	19	20	12	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48
Sunset	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	0.2 E	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.6 S	3.0 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SW	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.9 SSW	1.2 ENE
Period (s)	11	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	13	12	12	12	7	7	12	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.3 E	0.7 ESE	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.8 E	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.1 NW	1.1 S	1.1 S	0.6 E	1.0 S
Period (s)	-	-	9	11	12	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	11	10	5	5	5	12	13	13	7	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SW	3.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	1.2 ESE	1.3 E	-	-	-	0.9 ENE	0.9 E	-	0.9 W	2.1 NE	2.1 NE	1.3 WSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	-	11	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	5	5	-	5	7	7	5	13

	Friday 12									Saturday 13
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Inner Pool Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Baboon Point West Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) 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
Rating	4	5	8	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.2 WSW	3.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Energy	2693	1766	1672	4785	3561	3189	1138	3104	7819	7713	7513	8428	8047	7680	5602	5240	5017	3159	3216	3447	3448	3442
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)												1:54AM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)						7:27PM 0.32												7:48AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	14	16	15	15	13	13	13	14	14
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	15	13	14	15	16	16	15	15	16	15	12	16	14	14	13	13	13	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	7:48	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	0.2 E	0.2 E	2.2 WSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	4.0 SW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	9	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	-	-	0.2 E	-	-	0.1 W	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.3 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.2 W
Period (s)	12	-	-	9	-	-	15	9	9	10	10	11	11	9	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 W	-	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	-	2.3 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	11	11	11	-	8	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-

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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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