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

	Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sun
	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	St Lucia KZN North	Off The Wall Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating	3	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	2	8	7	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 ESE	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.2 ESE	1.1 SW	3.0 WSW	1.9 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	0.6 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	1.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	9	9	9	16	16	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	13	13	14	14
Energy(?)	788	628	533	558	1030	4373	1443	2081	1738	929	625	230	1398	1958	955	912	1961	495	169	9647	9554	6021
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:05AM 1.14		10:14PM 1.37	11:46AM 1.28		12:38AM 1.30	1:32PM 1.15		1:51AM 1.27		2:24PM 1.31	1:59AM 1.36		3:05PM 1.49	2:39AM 1.43		3:07PM 1.74	3:22AM 1.68		3:35PM 1.58	3:47AM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)		3:35PM 0.78		5:11AM 0.85	6:16PM 0.66		7:16AM 0.53	7:39PM 0.52		8:12AM 0.36			8:47AM 0.22		8:39PM 0.21	8:57AM 0.37		9:21PM 0.37	9:29AM 0.33		9:49PM 0.10	9:58AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-
High °C	18	20	18	21	16	15	15	17	14	20	18	18	17	19	14	15	17	18	23	13	12	13
Low °C	14	19	16	16	16	14	14	16	13	13	18	15	14	16	14	14	16	14	17	13	11	12
Chill °C (?)	18	20	18	21	16	14	15	17	14	20	18	18	17	19	14	14	16	18	23	10	9	11
Sunrise	7:05	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:56
Sunset	-	5:37	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:19	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:53	-	-	6:21	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.2 ESE	1.1 SW	3.0 WSW	1.9 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 E	2.4 SW	0.5 E	2.1 SW	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	1.3 SSW	0.7 E	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period (s)	11	9	9	9	16	16	14	14	14	13	12	8	11	9	10	12	9	11	9	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	1.0 W	1.7 W	0.1 S	1.0 W	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.6 SW	0.4 E	-	0.3 E	0.2 E	-	0.6 E	0.5 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	11	12	18	8	9	12	9	10	10	10	12	9	-	9	9	-	8	13	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	-	3.0 SW	-	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	-	0.6 NE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	7	-	11	-	10	10	-	4	-	-	-

	Sunday 17							Monday 18								Tuesday 19
	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	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Platboom Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Platboom 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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 E	2.0 E	2.3 E	2.2 E	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	2.0 E	2.5 ENE	2.2 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.3 SW	0.7 SW	3.5 ENE	2.1 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 WSW	2.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	10	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	16	17	9	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	1083	1017	1492	1351	641	644	1225	1664	1236	2087	1019	1018	627	3074	3294	4373	3482	3132	3238	1223	1088	1756
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	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)			9:13AM 1.33				10:28PM 1.13					11:34AM 1.07				12:04AM 1.41				12:52PM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)					3:54PM 0.69					5:24AM 0.61				5:59PM 0.64				6:40AM 0.61				7:08PM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	15	20	22	18	15	18	17	16	19	28	17	17	22	16	14	14	14	15	17	17	15
Chill °C (?)	19	15	20	22	18	14	18	17	15	19	28	16	17	22	15	14	14	13	15	17	17	15
Sunrise	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.9 E	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.8 E	2.0 E	1.6 E	2.3 E	2.5 ENE	1.3 SW	1.1 E	2.5 ENE	2.1 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 WSW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	8	10	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	16	9	9	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.9 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 W	0.7 SW	0.4 SE	1.6 SW	1.7 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	0.6 W	0.1 SE	0.2 SSW	0.9 W
Period (s)	12	7	11	11	11	11	12	15	15	14	14	8	17	13	18	9	9	9	10	12	5	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 ENE	-	2.3 E	2.2 E	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	2.0 E	2.5 ENE	2.2 ENE	3.0 ENE	-	-	0.5 SW	3.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	9	9	4	5	9	9	9	9	-	-	4	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	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	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Platboom Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Platboom 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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 ENE	2.0 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.8 E	2.1 E	2.0 E	0.6 SW	1.6 ESE	1.9 E	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	10	8	8	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	15	10	9	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1495	1046	654	654	930	899	786	786	620	836	795	234	627	641	226	297	325	284	284	90	89	419
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)								9:17AM 1.05													10:21PM 1.15
Low Tide / height (m)		3:20AM 0.74												3:27PM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	15	19	19	13	14	17	19	20	20	20	16	19	19	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Chill °C (?)	19	15	19	19	13	14	17	19	20	20	20	15	19	19	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 E	2.0 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.8 E	2.1 E	2.0 E	0.6 SW	1.6 ESE	1.9 E	0.6 SW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.8 SW
Period (s)	8	10	8	8	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	11	10	9	15	8	8	8	8	6	7	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.8 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SE	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 W
Period (s)	12	6	12	12	7	7	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	12	15	14	14	14	14	14	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 ENE	-	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	-	-	-	0.7 SW	-	-	-	0.8 NW	0.6 ESE	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	8	8	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	5	3	-	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-

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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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