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

	Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Mon
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Outer Pool Garden Route	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	5	6	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	3.5 SW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	11	11	10	12	13	12	12	12	11	12	12
Energy	1946	1673	1022	1074	798	1081	1158	1051	1175	1099	1069	5711	1009	1047	1371	1126	4719	5350	1201	1014	1141	1514
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	8:42AM 1.30		9:16PM 1.49	10:06AM 1.13		10:19PM 1.29	11:04AM 1.14		11:54PM 1.43	12:34PM 1.25		12:53AM 1.52	1:04PM 1.34		1:22AM 1.74	1:56PM 1.40	2:21PM 1.77	2:41AM 1.60		2:45PM 1.47	3:28AM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)		2:47PM 0.70	3:57AM 0.66		3:48PM 0.47	4:54AM 0.37		5:08PM 0.65		6:25AM 0.35	6:27PM 0.41		6:50AM 0.17	7:27PM 0.30		7:43AM 0.09		8:23PM 0.21	8:37AM 0.27		9:14PM 0.15	9:48AM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	15	17	17	15	15	18	20	23	17	16	14	17	15	14	15	17	14	15	15	16
Low °C	14	15	15	15	17	15	15	17	19	19	16	15	14	15	14	13	15	15	13	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	16	15	15	17	17	15	15	18	20	23	17	15	13	16	15	13	14	16	14	14	15	16
Sunrise	7:46	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:22
Sunset	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:43	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	11	11	10	12	13	13	12	12	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.9 E	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.6 E	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	1.0 SSW	0.4 E	1.3 W	0.9 W	0.2 E	0.5 E	0.3 W	0.4 S	0.4 SE	1.5 E
Period (s)	13	13	12	10	12	12	11	8	6	9	9	9	10	9	10	10	9	8	9	14	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNW	-	3.5 SW	-	1.9 WSW	-	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	2.0 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	11	-	10	-	-	12	12	-	-	-	7

	Sun	Monday 08								Tuesday 09								Wednesday 10
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Big Bay Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12
Energy	1944	1065	1049	1100	1946	1791	1673	1335	1245	1022	1467	1315	1074	1055	798	863	900	1081	1063	1044	1158	1102
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	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	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:14PM 1.23				8:42AM 1.30				9:15PM 1.25				10:06AM 1.13				10:24PM 1.53					11:09AM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)			2:35AM 0.54				2:47PM 0.70				4:06AM 0.53				3:48PM 0.47				4:54AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	18
Chill °C (?)	17	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 SE	-	0.1 NW	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.2 W
Period (s)	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	-	12	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	6	11	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 07			Monday 08
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.4 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	1041	2070	1944	1931	2112	1065	1065	1049	1049	2081	1100	1100	1100	1049	1946	1946	1811	1791	1698	1673	1673	1532
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	8:18PM 1.35												8:48AM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)							2:35AM 0.54												2:47PM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	14	14	16	15	15	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	20	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	14	14	16	15	15	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.4 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.4 SE	-	0.4 SE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 SE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	13	12	-	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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