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

	Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wed
	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	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Quissico Inhambane	Big Bay Cape Town	Mapelane KZN North	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	7	5	4	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	5	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.0 S	1.8 SSE	1.1 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 W	2.0 WSW	1.0 SW	1.9 W	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.6 S	2.5 WSW	0.5 S	3.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period(s)	15	15	14	12	18	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	15	10	10	10	13	12	15	12	11	12
Energy	6796	6746	3872	1387	2103	5175	3628	3027	2438	3747	2098	1336	934	1401	929	1054	272	2198	231	4051	4770	5058
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)		2:42PM 1.41	2:52AM 1.59		3:13PM 1.60	3:24AM 1.76		3:40PM 1.65	3:51AM 2.13		4:07PM 1.66	4:11AM 1.70		4:26PM 1.82	4:41AM 1.53		5:03PM 1.42		5:09AM 1.46	5:11PM 1.54		5:38AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)	8:40AM 0.24		8:39PM 0.21	9:04AM 0.13		9:11PM 0.17	9:33AM 0.13		9:41PM 0.14	9:59AM 0.13		10:01PM 0.23	10:23AM 0.17		10:31PM 0.25	10:52AM 0.20		11:00PM 0.31	11:22AM 0.27		11:32PM 0.39	11:50AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	2	2	13
High °C	21	21	19	18	19	16	18	20	17	22	17	17	19	23	22	21	35	16	28	13	22	14
Low °C	16	20	17	14	18	14	14	17	15	18	16	17	17	21	19	19	22	14	23	13	21	13
Chill °C (?)	21	21	19	18	19	16	18	20	17	22	16	17	19	23	22	21	35	14	28	10	22	12
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:58
Sunset	-	5:22	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:38	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:25	-	-	6:01	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.0 S	1.8 SSE	1.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 W	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 ENE	2.5 WSW	0.7 E	3.0 SSW	-	4.0 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	12	13	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	14	14	12	8	12	6	12	-	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 E	0.2 E	1.0 S	0.9 S	1.0 SW	0.5 S	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	1.6 WSW	-	1.0 SW
Period (s)	10	9	10	13	11	11	10	9	10	10	11	11	15	10	15	13	13	11	11	11	-	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 NNW	-	0.3 NNW	1.9 W	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.7 SSW	-	0.5 N	-	4.5 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	2	10	10	10	4	-	4	-	11	-

	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 01
	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	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Mapelane KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Arniston Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	9	9	8	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	4.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	1.5 SSE	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period(s)	13	14	14	13	15	14	15	14	15	14	13	12	17	16	16	15	16	14	14	13	13	13
Energy	10820	8033	7207	4535	6083	5624	5182	3872	3563	3008	2003	1091	3123	5246	5276	5175	3204	4051	3628	1231	3035	1505
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
Tide State	mid-ebb	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	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					2:44PM 1.54				2:57AM 2.08				3:06PM 1.60				3:21AM 1.62				3:37PM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)			8:40AM 0.20				8:44PM 0.23				9:07AM 0.16				9:05PM 0.20				9:31AM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	20	17	20	19	20	17	21	21	18	19	17	15	16	15	18	14	18	19	17	17
Chill °C (?)	14	13	20	17	20	19	20	17	21	21	18	19	17	15	15	14	17	13	18	19	17	17
Sunrise	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	1.5 SSE	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	13	14	14	13	15	14	15	14	15	14	13	12	17	16	16	15	16	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	1.0 SW	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.0 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	9	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 29																					Thu
	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	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Mapelane KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Arniston Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	9	9	8	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	4.0 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSE	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.2 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 S
Period(s)	12	13	14	14	13	14	13	14	14	14	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	10677	15257	7520	5739	11999	5499	9581	6811	2759	3091	7332	3900	3500	2874	3575	3490	4316	3282	2886	1852	2667	2222
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)													2:36PM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)							8:38AM 0.27												8:36PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	14	15	15	16	20	19	21	22	21	17	17	17	17	16	18	16	15	16	15	16
Chill °C (?)	14	13	13	13	14	16	20	19	21	22	21	17	17	16	17	16	18	16	15	15	15	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	4.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSE	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.2 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 S
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.3 WSW	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.5 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.4 E	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	0.3 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	15	15	9	10	10	10	14	14	13	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	-	1.8 WSW	4.5 SSW	-	4.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	13	-	10	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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