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 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			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	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Arniston Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Main Break Swakopmund	Muizenberg Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	The Wedge Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Main Break Swakopmund	Bettys Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	7	7	5	5	4	4	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	0.7 E	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	9	8	13	12	12	11	9	11	11	11	12	12	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	11	11
Energy(?)	432	73	410	2547	1856	1657	1054	1702	358	841	815	2177	4400	7460	6359	4251	3215	1834	1030	1981	497	538
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:17AM 1.15		10:27PM 0.96	11:42AM 1.12		1:01AM 1.12	1:24PM 1.25		1:26AM 1.56	1:44PM 1.64	2:11PM 1.76	2:08AM 1.43		2:22PM 1.51	2:44AM 1.55		2:59PM 1.51	3:18AM 1.63		4:03PM 1.62	4:14AM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)		4:10PM 0.64	4:43AM 0.67		6:42PM 0.67		7:13AM 0.54	7:56PM 0.50		7:45AM 0.41			8:52AM 0.23		8:34PM 0.11	9:24AM 0.31		9:08PM 0.05	9:59AM 0.05		10:03PM -0.00	10:27AM 0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	25	21	19	19	19	20	19	18	20	20	19	19	18	17	18	18	17	23	18	17	23
Low °C	21	23	19	19	19	16	17	19	18	18	20	18	19	17	16	16	18	17	18	18	17	19
Chill °C (?)	22	25	21	19	19	19	20	19	18	20	20	19	19	17	16	18	17	16	23	18	17	23
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:18
Sunset	-	7:21	-	-	7:25	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.7 E	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SW	2.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	9	8	13	12	12	11	9	11	11	11	12	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	-	0.6 ESE	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 NW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.1 W	0.6 SSW	0.4 E	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.2 E	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 ESE	0.2 WNW	0.2 S	1.0 E
Period (s)	8	-	8	19	12	8	8	15	9	9	16	17	12	15	13	11	14	19	5	12	11	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 SSW	-	-	0.6 W	-	3.5 SW	-	-	-	1.3 SSE	1.3 SE	-	-	0.2 E	-
Period (s)	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	4	-	12	-	-	-	5	6	-	-	7	-

	Tue	Wednesday 25								Thursday 26								Friday 27
	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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Arniston Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Black Rocks Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	7	8	7	12	12	9	11	13	11	12	12	13	12	13	12	11	12	13	11	11
Energy(?)	865	750	1069	1590	616	372	598	2034	1445	1072	1060	1482	1928	2256	2061	1598	1528	1346	2235	3792	1054	982
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:23PM 1.09				9:22AM 1.41				10:38PM 1.30					11:18AM 1.18				12:21AM 1.13				1:22PM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)			2:20AM 0.55				4:12PM 0.63									6:46PM 0.78				7:16AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	22	25	23	22	21	24	19	19	20	19	20	20	18	19	17	17	16	19	20	20
Chill °C (?)	19	19	22	25	23	22	21	24	19	19	20	19	20	20	17	19	17	17	15	19	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.8 S	1.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	2.1 S	2.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	9	7	12	12	10	11	13	11	12	12	13	12	13	12	11	12	13	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSW	1.2 E	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 E	0.9 SW	0.5 E	1.0 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 E	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.4 ESE	1.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.4 E	0.6 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	13	13	13	8	9	8	8	8	14	8	14	15	9	19	12	8	11	11	8	8	8	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 SW	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	7	8	7	6	6	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-

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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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Arniston Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Black Rocks Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	1.6 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	7	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	7	8	8
Energy(?)	905	865	487	123	500	750	750	183	287	163	374	142	425	258	218	316	187	185	370	545	304	302
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	8:23PM 1.09													9:22AM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)							2:30AM 0.58													3:51PM 0.64	4:19PM 0.69
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	21	24	21	19	19	23	18	20	21	19	22	18	20	24	22	22	23	25	22	21
Chill °C (?)	20	20	21	24	21	19	19	23	18	20	21	18	22	18	20	24	22	22	23	25	22	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	0.6 SSW	1.6 ENE	1.1 SW	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ENE	0.9 SW	0.7 E	1.0 E	0.7 SW	1.0 E	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 ESE	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	8	8	13	8	12	8	8	8	12	8	9	12	8	12	12	8	11	11	12	12	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.9 E	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SW	0.3 WNW	1.0 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 ESE	0.7 E	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	13	13	8	12	8	13	13	12	6	12	12	7	12	7	7	12	7	7	8	9	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.8 SSW	0.4 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	-	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WNW	-	0.6 W	1.0 WNW	-	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.9 SW	1.6 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	7	3	6	5	5	5	-	3	6	5	-	5	6	-	6	6	6	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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