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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	Thursday 08			Friday 09			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thu
	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	TTs West	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	1.5 WSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.7 E	2.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	14	10	12	13	14	13	12	11	19	18	16	14	13	12	11	11	11	9	9
Energy(?)	1617	1226	1951	3385	2332	1321	611	972	1302	758	972	3089	3207	2956	2065	630	792	710	338	406	763	1448
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross	on	off	cross- on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		7:00PM 1.31		7:33AM 1.41	7:39PM 1.26		8:05AM 1.24		8:28PM 1.14	9:08AM 1.28		9:41PM 0.98	11:19AM 1.69		11:07PM 1.01	11:33AM 1.09		12:34AM 1.09	12:39PM 1.14		2:01AM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)	1:04PM 0.37		1:05AM 0.30	1:47PM 0.47		1:41AM 0.47		2:35PM 0.61	2:25AM 0.60		3:49PM 0.57	3:32AM 0.64	5:05AM 1.00	5:04PM 0.66		5:20AM 0.64	6:23PM 0.50		6:36AM 0.60	7:51PM 0.55		7:57AM 0.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-
High °C	24	24	21	29	23	19	24	30	21	25	25	22	22	27	23	23	23	21	24	24	25	19
Low °C	22	23	17	27	23	18	22	30	19	22	24	21	21	25	22	23	22	20	21	23	24	18
Chill °C (?)	24	24	21	29	23	18	24	30	21	25	25	22	22	27	23	23	23	21	24	24	25	18
Sunrise	5:24	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:03	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	7:43	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:35	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.7 E	2.2 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	14	12	12	13	14	13	12	11	19	18	16	14	13	12	11	11	11	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.4 S	0.5 NW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NW	0.6 SSW	0.7 E	0.9 WSW	0.2 WSW	1.4 ESE	0.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	1.2 NE	0.1 NW
Period (s)	10	10	13	8	13	10	8	11	11	7	23	11	11	11	9	9	12	12	12	12	10	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.5 S	2.5 SE	1.2 SSW	1.7 S	1.9 ESE	-	1.4 ESE	-	0.7 W	-	-	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	-	-	0.7 W	-	1.9 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	7	7	8	7	-	7	-	4	-	-	5	4	-	-	4	-	9

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	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	6PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	TTs West	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Noordhoek Cape Town	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 SSE	2.1 S	2.2 SE	1.3 S	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	14	9	8	9	7	11	12	14
Energy(?)	3142	2578	2187	1829	1226	1356	1977	3151	3296	3360	4946	3471	2098	1276	2651	1215	1321	1110	1123	500	554	1764
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		6:54AM 1.53				7:00PM 1.39				7:31AM 1.51				7:36PM 1.19					8:04AM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)				1:06PM 0.36				1:05AM 0.34				1:47PM 0.47	3:06PM 0.56			1:35AM 0.46					2:16PM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	21	25	23	23	22	19	19	19	20	22	21	26	22	22	17	16	21	23	22	25	21
Chill °C (?)	18	21	25	23	23	22	19	19	19	20	22	21	26	22	22	16	15	21	23	22	25	21
Sunrise	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:53	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.0 SSW	1.6 S	1.4 WSW	1.6 S	2.1 S	1.1 WSW	1.3 S	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	14	12	8	9	11	11	12	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	0.4 NW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	1.2 S	0.3 E	0.7 NNW	0.6 ENE	0.6 E	0.4 NW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	9	9	8	12	8	7	8	7	13	12	12	14	8	8	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.6 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 SW	-	-	-	2.2 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 SSE	-	2.2 SE	0.6 E	0.8 E	2.5 ESE
Period (s)	9	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	14	9	8	-	7	6	7	7

	Thursday 08																					Fri
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	4PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	TTs West	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Noordhoek Cape Town	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 S	1.9 ENE	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.3 S	1.2 S	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	14	11	6	11	11	11	11	11	12	10
Energy(?)	3695	3335	2973	2524	1882	1872	1571	1724	1617	1538	1590	1829	565	634	637	1309	1347	1161	2253	813	542	2310
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)					6:52AM 1.63												6:53PM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)											12:57PM 0.34	1:06PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	16	17	20	22	19	24	24	24	19	23	28	26	25	21	21	21	20	24	25	20
Chill °C (?)	18	16	16	16	20	22	19	24	24	24	19	23	28	26	25	21	21	21	20	24	25	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 S	1.0 S	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.3 S	1.2 S	3.5 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.9 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	0.8 S	1.5 S	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.4 NW	0.8 S	0.4 NW	1.3 E	0.9 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	13	10	13	10	14	7	6	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 NE	0.6 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 ENE	1.9 ENE	-	-	-	-	1.6 ENE	0.9 NNE	-
Period (s)	-	9	9	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	7	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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