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

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	Thu		Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SW	1.2 E	1.0 ESE	1.8 SSE	2.1 SE	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.2 ENE	1.6 ESE	1.1 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SSW	1.5 S	3.0 SSW	1.9 S	2.4 SSW	1.7 S	1.9 S
Period(s) (?)	13	11	9	7	8	8	7	8	8	7	8	12	12	12	14	13	7	11	8	11	11	12
Energy(?)	1503	344	368	826	1007	513	269	587	562	583	648	615	441	557	630	642	417	1954	1140	1684	1023	1087
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	off	off	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)	4:37PM 1.53		5:17AM 1.93	5:31PM 1.63		5:34AM 1.87	5:53PM 1.68		6:24AM 1.64	6:35PM 1.58		7:04AM 1.51	7:27PM 1.45		7:55AM 1.52		8:41PM 1.33	9:15AM 1.13		10:58PM 1.11	11:56AM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)		11:02PM -0.03	11:28AM 0.04		11:12PM 0.08	11:47AM 0.38		11:52PM 0.43	12:39PM 0.21		12:44AM 0.19	1:21PM 0.36		1:26AM 0.68		2:28PM 0.72	2:50AM 0.81		4:07PM 0.52		5:14AM 0.73	6:03PM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	28	26	24	22	25	23	25	31	24	24	23	23	18	21	20	21	25	20	20	22
Low °C	22	21	25	25	20	20	25	22	23	27	23	23	23	22	18	21	19	21	23	19	19	22
Chill °C (?)	22	22	28	26	24	22	25	23	25	31	24	24	23	23	18	21	20	21	25	20	20	22
Sunrise	-	-	5:39	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:13	-
Sunset	7:35	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:31	-	-	6:51	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:10	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.0 ESE	1.1 SW	1.4 SSE	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SSE	1.9 ESE	0.9 SE	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SW	3.0 SSW	1.7 S	2.4 SSW	1.7 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	13	12	9	11	8	10	10	7	8	8	8	8	12	12	14	13	12	11	8	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	1.2 E	0.6 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.8 SW	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.8 E	0.5 S	0.5 ESE	0.2 W	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	0.9 S	1.3 SW	0.5 S
Period (s)	12	11	14	14	11	13	13	10	14	14	13	12	6	8	6	9	7	12	16	14	10	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 SSE	-	0.5 ENE	1.8 SSE	2.1 SE	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.9 ESE	-	2.2 ENE	-	-	-	0.5 WSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	1.5 S	-	1.9 S	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	5	7	8	8	7	8	-	7	-	-	-	3	6	5	7	-	8	-	-	-

	Thursday 19					Friday 20								Saturday 21								Sun
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Off The Wall Cape Town	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	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	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 SSW	1.2 SW	0.7 SSW	1.3 SW	1.7 SSE	2.1 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	1.8 SE	3.0 ESE	3.0 ESE	1.7 ESE
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	1219	1825	1971	1990	1203	1251	1054	1289	1353	766	302	1119	650	1007	862	740	640	528	543	1468	1338	585
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:58PM 1.79				4:58AM 1.91					5:32PM 1.63				5:34AM 1.87				6:02PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)	10:35AM 0.04				10:40PM 0.03					11:11AM 0.32				11:17PM 0.35				11:44AM 0.10				11:47PM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	20	23	26	27	22	22	21	20	21	24	24	24	22	21	23
Chill °C (?)	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	20	23	26	27	22	22	21	20	21	24	24	24	22	21	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:32	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 SSW	1.2 SW	0.7 SE	1.3 S	0.9 SW	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.1 SE
Period (s)	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	8	8	11	8	8	8	8	13	13	10	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.3 E	0.7 SW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.4 SSE	1.0 E	0.7 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.3 SW	0.6 WNW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	8	13	13	12	12	14	14	7	10	14	13	12	14	11	11	11	10	10	10	15	15	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.5 S	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.9 SE	-	1.4 SSE	0.7 NE	1.6 S	1.7 SSE	2.1 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	1.8 SE	3.0 ESE	3.0 ESE	1.7 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	-	7	5	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Thursday 19															Friday 20
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Beach Road Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Off The Wall Cape Town	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	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	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 E	1.5 SW	1.5 ESE	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	12	13	10	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1207	1366	1275	1862	1477	1612	1578	1536	555	1492	497	1954	1469	1468	1517	1434	1443	1365	1361	1241	1241	516
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)									4:59PM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)			10:57AM 0.02												10:43PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	23	23	25	25	22	22	22	22	21	25	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19
Chill °C (?)	21	23	23	25	25	22	22	22	22	21	25	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 ESE	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	10	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 E	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	1.4 E	0.9 WSW	0.4 SSW	1.4 E	0.8 WSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.3 S	1.3 S	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	8	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	15	15	15	15	15	14	9	9	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 SSE	-	1.5 S	-	-	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE	-	-	1.5 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	5	8	8	8	8	-	8	-	-	7	7	6	7	7	6	7	-	-	7

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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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