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

	Tue		Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tue
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Muizenberg Cape Town	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Arniston Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Keurbooms Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.4 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	11	11	10	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	9
Energy	798	1007	1152	1051	1192	1046	1019	1438	3315	3333	3318	1028	1453	1080	1256	1132	1010	1046	1029	1032	834	801
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		10:19PM 1.29	11:04AM 1.14		11:54PM 1.43	12:33PM 1.31		12:53AM 1.52	1:31PM 1.46		1:49AM 1.61	1:56PM 1.40	2:21PM 1.66	2:10AM 1.91		3:11PM 1.61	3:28AM 1.69		3:59PM 1.58	3:50AM 1.63		4:27PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)	3:48PM 0.47	4:54AM 0.37		5:08PM 0.65		6:23AM 0.36	6:27PM 0.41		7:20AM 0.25	7:27PM 0.34		7:43AM 0.09			8:37AM 0.27		9:14PM 0.15	9:48AM 0.05		9:43PM 0.14	10:11AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	15	15	17	19	17	18	16	15	16	16	14	16	14	13	15	15	16	16	13	13	15
Low °C	16	14	14	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	13	13	14	13	14	15	11	13	15
Chill °C (?)	17	14	15	17	19	17	18	16	13	16	14	14	16	12	13	15	15	16	15	13	13	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:50	-
Sunset	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.4 SW	0.3 E	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	11	9	11	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	-	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.7 W	0.3 ESE	0.2 E	0.7 W	0.6 SE	0.6 S	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	-	0.2 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	11	8	9	9	9	8	-	9	9	10	11	12	9	6	15	11	11	-	17	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	-	-	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 WSW	-	-	0.9 W	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	0.6 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	11	10	11	-	-	10	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-

	Tuesday 09					Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Fri
	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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 WSW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	12	12	12	12	11
Energy	1153	875	798	863	900	1007	1063	1137	1152	1084	1051	1152	1266	1192	1225	1140	1046	1067	1019	1283	1334	1438
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	10:06AM 1.13				10:24PM 1.53					11:09AM 1.37				11:54PM 1.43				12:33PM 1.35				12:53AM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)			3:48PM 0.47				4:54AM 0.37									5:55AM 0.27				6:27PM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	17	17	16	18	19	15	13	17	18	16	16	15	15
Chill °C (?)	17	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	17	17	16	18	19	14	12	16	18	16	16	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 WSW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 E	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.2 S	0.2 WNW	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	8	8	8	9	9	11	7	9	9	9	9	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	4	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 09	Wednesday 10
	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	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Energy	1219	1186	1153	1074	1060	875	800	800	798	798	800	863	848	848	900	900	1025	1007	1007	1081	1063	1063
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			10:06AM 1.13												10:24PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)								3:48PM 0.47													4:54AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	17	17	18	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	15	16	17	17	18	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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