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

	Thursday 01			Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			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	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Donkin Bay West Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	8	4	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	0.9 E	1.7 SE	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	1.1 ESE	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	3.0 S	1.3 SSE	1.0 WSW	1.1 E	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.5 S	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	9	12	18	11	16	16	8	9	12	10	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	12	15	11
Energy(?)	529	179	659	498	822	472	964	874	1744	470	428	499	533	520	522	613	1342	2046	3737	2074	995	1196
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	on	off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:17PM 1.68	2:45AM 1.45		3:00PM 1.62	3:32AM 1.57		3:51PM 1.62	4:19AM 1.59		4:32PM 1.62	4:55AM 1.80		5:09PM 1.81		5:15AM 1.64	5:28PM 1.46		6:13AM 1.87	6:24PM 2.52		6:52AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)			8:35PM 0.16	8:47AM 0.21		9:21PM 0.08	9:38AM 0.15		10:05PM 0.05	10:23AM 0.12		10:43PM 0.02	11:05AM 0.14		11:24PM 0.20	11:29AM 0.17		11:38PM 0.15	12:18PM 0.27		12:30AM 0.23	1:06PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	22	25	22	23	23	23	23	22	19	23	22	19	21	24	20	24	24	22	23	22	24	20
Low °C	21	23	21	21	23	21	22	22	18	22	20	17	20	23	19	22	23	21	22	21	22	19
Chill °C (?)	22	25	22	23	23	23	23	22	18	23	22	19	21	24	20	24	24	22	23	22	24	20
Sunrise	5:11	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:26
Sunset	-	7:16	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:55	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ESE	0.9 E	1.7 SE	1.0 E	1.1 SW	1.1 ESE	1.1 SW	1.3 ESE	1.5 WSW	1.3 SSE	1.0 WSW	1.1 E	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	0.8 SSW	2.5 SW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.5 S	2.3 SW
Period (s)	9	9	9	8	12	11	16	9	13	9	12	10	12	11	11	11	16	13	13	12	15	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 E	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.3 NE	1.0 E	0.9 SW	0.1 NW	0.8 ESE	0.2 WNW	0.9 SW	1.0 ESE	0.5 SW	0.8 ESE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.2 WNW	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.5 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	10	11	9	12	18	6	9	16	14	11	13	12	9	13	8	8	8	14	9	9	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 SSE	-	-	0.6 SSW	1.2 S	0.7 WSW	-	3.0 S	-	1.4 SSW	-	-	0.8 SSW	-	-	2.1 SW	-	-	-	0.9 S	-
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	3	8	5	-	8	-	5	-	-	4	-	-	11	-	-	-	5	-

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	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Bog Bay KZN North	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Cape St Martin West Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Tofinho Inhambane	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.1 SW	1.2 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.7 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.9 SE	2.0 ESE	0.9 SW	1.2 E	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	10	9	13	13	9	9	9	9	9	12	9	8	7	16	16	15	12	11	15	14
Energy(?)	765	688	529	550	621	611	522	659	573	670	677	524	613	854	733	1559	1204	1399	537	324	896	1112
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	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
High Tide / height (m)					2:09PM 1.55				2:48AM 1.41				2:59PM 1.76				3:06AM 1.55				3:45PM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)		7:55AM 0.36					8:38PM 0.19				8:50AM 0.22				9:24PM 0.30				9:38AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Temp. °C	21	23	22	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	24	23	22	22	21	18	20	19	24	26	22	21
Chill °C (?)	21	23	22	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	24	23	22	22	21	17	20	19	24	26	22	21
Sunrise	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.7 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.9 SE	2.0 ESE	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.5 WSW	1.5 SW	1.6 WSW	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	8	8	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	16	7	15	12	11	8	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 SW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.1 SW	0.5 NNE	1.1 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	16	16	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	16	7	12	5	15	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 SW	-	1.4 S	1.4 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	8	-	6	7	-	-	-

	Thursday 01																					Fri
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Bog Bay KZN North	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Cape St Martin West Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Tofinho Inhambane	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	-	1.0 E	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 NE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	-	9	13	13	8	8	13	12	13	7	8	13	13
Energy(?)	753	299	534	529	523	556	277	243	173	0	191	536	536	208	241	612	508	527	416	238	541	532
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)													2:09PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)						7:52AM 0.32													8:34PM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	20	20	20	21	22	25	25	25	25	25	23	23	24	24	21	22	20	23	26	20	20
Chill °C (?)	22	20	20	20	21	22	25	25	25	25	25	23	23	24	24	21	22	20	23	26	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 NE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	8	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	13	12	13	7	8	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	-	0.5 NE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 W	-	0.1 W	0.9 E	-	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	16	16	11	11	11	11	12	12	-	-	8	13	13	14	14	18	-	18	9	-	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SSW	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	0.4 S	0.9 SSW	1.4 NE	0.9 NE	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	6	6	6	-	-	3	3	5	4	5	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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