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

	Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tue
	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	Dumps Cape Town	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bettys Bay Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Misty Cliffs Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	2.1 ESE	2.3 ESE	0.7 SW	2.0 ESE	2.5 E	1.9 ESE	2.3 E	2.5 ENE	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.5 E	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	2.2 ENE	0.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SE	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	7	8	13	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	15	14	8	13	12	8	13	12	7	7	12
Energy(?)	376	854	997	306	836	2253	1164	1181	1297	785	585	1779	779	443	418	309	562	569	607	821	1227	854
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross	off	cross	cross	glass	off	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		6:57PM 1.38		7:13AM 1.34	7:24PM 1.20	8:40PM 0.90	9:16AM 1.20		12:31AM 1.01	12:40PM 1.17		1:23AM 1.40	1:28PM 1.29		1:22AM 1.22		2:02PM 1.43	2:23AM 1.55		2:32PM 1.79	2:50AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)	12:58PM 0.54		1:04AM 0.61	1:27PM 0.72		2:28AM 0.73		5:10PM 0.83		6:33AM 0.87	6:54PM 0.86		7:30AM 0.68	7:44PM 0.51		8:02AM 0.48		8:12PM 0.34	8:28AM 0.49		8:39PM 0.20	9:00AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
High °C	32	22	21	34	28	27	30	26	23	23	26	20	23	26	22	24	27	19	19	22	18	23
Low °C	23	22	20	29	28	25	28	25	20	21	25	19	22	25	20	22	26	17	19	20	18	19
Chill °C (?)	32	22	21	34	28	27	30	26	23	23	26	20	23	26	22	24	27	18	19	22	16	23
Sunrise	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:28
Sunset	-	6:55	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:21	-	-	7:05	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SE	0.6 SW	2.2 ESE	1.9 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSE	1.6 E	0.7 SSE	1.9 WSW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSE	1.0 SW	0.9 S	0.2 SSE	0.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	6	10	9	9	13	14	9	14	15	14	12	13	6	11	13	12	-	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.8 E	0.1 SW	0.7 E	0.9 SW	0.1 SW	0.7 WSW	0.8 SSE	-	-	0.5 E
Period (s)	8	16	15	13	13	16	13	15	13	11	12	13	8	11	8	12	11	10	6	-	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 SE	2.1 ESE	2.3 ESE	0.3 NE	2.0 ESE	2.5 E	-	2.3 E	2.5 ENE	0.3 WSW	1.6 E	1.5 S	-	1.5 E	-	-	2.2 ENE	1.6 S	-	3.0 SSW	2.5 SE	0.9 SE
Period (s)	7	7	8	3	9	9	-	9	8	3	8	6	-	8	-	-	8	6	-	7	7	5

	Mon	Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thursday 12
	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	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bettys Bay Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	2.3 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.3 E	2.0 ESE	1.4 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.1 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE
Period(s) (?)	12	11	9	9	9	11	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	1340	1074	1121	845	851	610	339	1026	1056	1001	1711	1560	1577	738	690	1151	2115	2422	1198	1232	1164	1128
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				6:48AM 1.51				7:01PM 1.19				7:30AM 1.42				7:48PM 0.99					8:55AM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)		12:40AM 0.44				1:00PM 0.53				1:00AM 0.70				1:48PM 0.75				1:56AM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	23	22	23	24	29	32	21	21	20	20	22	26	27	33	24	25	24	26	28	30	30
Chill °C (?)	23	23	22	23	24	29	32	21	21	20	20	22	26	27	33	24	25	24	26	28	30	30
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	2.3 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	2.2 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	8	8	13	17	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SE	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	11	11	11	11	10	6	10	16	14	14	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SE	0.8 SSE	2.3 ESE	2.4 ESE	-	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.3 E	-	1.4 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.5 E	2.5 E	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	8	8	-	8	8	8	-	8	8	9	9	-	-	-	-

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	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	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bettys Bay Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.9 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	7	7	11	11	11	11	11	11	7	7	7	8
Energy(?)	1386	1292	1340	1322	1083	876	397	816	863	823	1253	1228	866	887	517	925	897	932	775	836	997	978
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											6:56AM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)					12:40AM 0.44													1:02PM 0.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	23	23	23	21	22	19	19	19	18	20	22	23	29	23	26	26	23	23	26	25
Chill °C (?)	23	23	23	23	23	21	22	19	19	19	18	20	22	23	29	23	26	26	23	23	26	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:53
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	11	7	7	7	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 E	0.3 SSE	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	18	18	10	8	11	11	11	18	18	16	8	18	17	17	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 SE	1.3 SSE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	-	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.3 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	-	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8

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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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