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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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Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5

SSW
2.4

SSW
2.1

S
2.5

ESE
2.5

E
2.2

ESE
1.8

ESE
2.2

ENE
2.0

ENE
1.5

ENE
1.8

ENE
1.7

ENE
3.5

SSW
2.1

S
1.1

S
1.4

WSW
0.9

SW
1.0

SW
1.9

SW
1.9

SW
2.1

SW
1.5

SW
Period(s) (?)121214689109888889811161513131312
Energy(?)208714811818129316201408110011397705578884861556832141473699649155516511603768
Wind
(km/h)
35
10
10
35
40
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15
25
20
5
10
25
25
30
5
25
30
10
30
25
10
25
Wind State(?)cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
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off
offcross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)

2:17AM
1.49

2:35PM
1.76
2:50AM
1.71

3:06PM
1.87
3:26AM
1.88

3:04PM
1.59
3:52AM
1.93

3:56PM
1.90
4:09AM
1.72

4:24PM
1.73
4:38AM
1.80

4:46PM
1.78

5:01AM
1.87
5:10PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
0.48
8:20PM
0.32
8:34AM
0.23

8:52PM
0.40
8:56AM
0.36

9:24PM
0.28
9:21AM
0.10

9:50PM
0.21
9:45AM
0.08

10:08PM
0.07
10:04AM
0.13

10:32PM
0.27
10:35AM
0.27

10:58PM
0.38
10:53AM
0.36

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
--2------12------1----
High °C
17141921172220222322213323201617141520161517
Low °C
16121818171918192120202318201516131416141316
Chill °C (?)
15141921152220222322213323191616121520141516
Sunrise
--5:48--6:20--5:48--5:41--6:09--6:15--6:05-
Sunset
6:09--6:22--6:22--5:51--6:02--6:42--6:43--6:44
Swell1 (m) & direction
0.2

E
2.4

SSW
2.1

S
1.3

SSW
1.5

S
2.2

ESE
1.8

ESE
2.2

ENE
2.0

ENE
1.5

ENE
1.4

ENE
0.6

S
0.9

ENE
1.0

E
1.1

S
1.4

WSW
1.2

WSW
1.4

SSW
1.9

SW
1.9

SW
2.1

SW
1.5

SW
Period (s)9121411139109888119881111813131312
Swell2 (m) & direction
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0.3

WSW
0.4

ENE
1.1

S
0.5

SSW
1.4

SSE
1.3

SSE
1.0

S
0.9

S
0.9

S
0.9

S
0.4

E

-
0.3

E
0.7

WSW
0.3

SW
0.9

SW
1.0

SW

-

-
0.6

SE
0.2

SSW
Period (s)-109131113121212111112-126181615--1116
Wind waves (m) & direction
2.5

SSW

-

-
2.5

ESE
2.5

E
0.1

W
0.7

SW
0.6

SSW
0.9

SSW
0.9

SSW
1.8

ENE
1.7

ENE
3.5

SSW
2.1

S

-
0.9

S
1.7

S
0.3

SE
1.7

S
2.1

S

-
1.4

SSE
Period (s)12--689410458889-46868-6


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