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 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Fri
	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	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Keurbooms Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	1.2 WSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 S	1.8 SE	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 SSE
Period(s)	15	13	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	12	10	9	10	11	11	11
Energy	1145	1945	1249	1270	827	1068	1009	556	722	1023	1088	1292	1459	1164	3205	1782	1810	949	2239	4889	5085	4572
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:48PM 1.34	2:22AM 1.39		3:16PM 1.42	3:02AM 1.63		3:48PM 1.44	3:33AM 1.61		4:00PM 1.41	4:28AM 1.58		4:55PM 1.42	4:39AM 1.31		5:12PM 1.36		5:33AM 1.51	6:05PM 1.45		6:10AM 1.46	6:45PM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)		8:21PM 0.34	8:44AM 0.20		8:54PM 0.57	9:39AM 0.22		9:27PM 0.57	9:46AM 0.43		10:20PM 0.34	10:22AM 0.25		10:37PM 0.36	10:54AM 0.26		11:29PM 0.36	11:48AM 0.33		12:12AM 0.59	12:27PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	heavy rain	clear	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	46	-	20	29	18	15
High °C	20	17	16	20	16	22	25	18	17	18	17	16	17	14	14	19	14	14	14	13	12	12
Low °C	19	14	14	18	15	17	24	17	17	18	16	16	17	12	12	18	13	12	14	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	20	17	15	20	16	22	25	18	17	18	17	15	16	12	12	19	12	12	12	12	11	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:26	-	-	6:46	-
Sunset	5:08	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:02
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	1.2 WSW	2.2 SSW	0.8 W	1.9 S	1.8 SE	0.4 ESE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE
Period (s)	15	13	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	11	10	9	8	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	-	0.7 ESE	1.2 E	0.1 NW	0.2 S	1.1 SW	0.5 E	0.1 SW	0.4 E	0.9 SSW	0.9 W	-	0.4 E	1.2 SW	-	-	0.3 E	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	-	7	7	12	15	14	8	13	8	10	11	-	8	11	-	-	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.7 SSE	-	0.8 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WSW	-	-	1.7 SSE	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 S	-	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	8	12	12	10	-	10	11	11	11

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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	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s)	14	14	15	15	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy	3301	3043	1145	1145	2248	1945	1806	1521	1249	1116	1270	1116	1034	827	817	1005	1068	1212	1009	1034	1001	556
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			2:48PM 1.34				2:22AM 1.39				3:16PM 1.42				2:56AM 1.39				3:48PM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)	8:11AM 0.22				8:21PM 0.34				8:44AM 0.20				9:15PM 0.31				9:39AM 0.22				9:48PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	18	19	19	16	15	14	14	16	19	18	18	17	16	16	17	22	25	24	25	24	17
Chill °C (?)	14	18	19	19	16	15	13	13	15	19	18	18	17	16	16	17	22	25	24	25	24	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	14	14	15	15	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.9 SE	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	-	0.6 S	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE	1.0 E	1.2 E	-	1.1 E	0.1 NW
Period (s)	-	7	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	7	7	-	5	6	7	7	7	-	7	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SSE	-	-	0.9 ESE	1.0 E	0.8 SSE	-	1.2 E	-	-	-	1.2 E	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	7	7	4	-	6	-	-	-	7	-	-

	Friday 29															Saturday 30
	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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Off The Wall Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	6429	4269	3301	3253	3206	3043	3152	3005	1145	1145	1145	1145	1091	2376	2248	2214	2094	1945	1945	1806	1806	1778
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							2:19PM 1.38												2:22AM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)	8:37AM 0.26												8:43PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	15	16	17	18	20	17	19	19	19	19	19	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14
Chill °C (?)	16	16	14	16	17	18	20	17	19	19	19	19	19	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	13
Sunrise	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.7 SSE	-	-	-	0.9 SE	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	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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