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

	Sun		Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sun
	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	Kleinmond Overberg	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Blythedale KZN North	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Salmon Bay KZN North	Salmon Bay KZN North	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	6	8	6	4	5	9	9	6	5	5	4	4	3	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 E	3.0 S	5.0 SE	3.0 SSE	4.0 SE	3.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.0 SSE	3.0 S	3.5 SE	3.0 SE	2.5 SSE	2.2 SE	1.7 SE	3.5 WSW
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	7	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	12	8
Energy	2400	1602	3011	1766	1330	1812	2861	859	5107	6372	2359	5081	3898	11477	5987	3974	3904	3065	1892	1263	1115	1881
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	4:12PM 1.40	4:18AM 1.40		4:43PM 1.34	4:49AM 1.34		5:17PM 1.30		5:23AM 1.24	5:56PM 1.19		6:13AM 1.35	6:43PM 1.12		6:49AM 1.09	7:44PM 1.36		8:02AM 1.02		9:10PM 1.09	9:43AM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)		10:13PM 0.28	10:33AM 0.22		10:44PM 0.34	11:03AM 0.29		11:32PM 0.39	11:38AM 0.36		11:55PM 0.49	12:32PM 0.48		12:49AM 0.80	1:09PM 0.51		1:57AM 0.63		2:23PM 0.54	3:34AM 0.61		3:48PM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	risk thund- der	heavy rain	mod. rain	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	9	4	1	1	1	3	40	40	8	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
High °C	23	19	17	17	15	14	15	19	14	16	20	16	25	20	18	21	16	18	23	18	15	16
Low °C	21	17	17	16	13	14	14	18	13	15	18	15	22	19	15	21	13	13	21	17	13	16
Chill °C (?)	23	19	16	16	14	12	15	19	14	15	20	15	25	20	17	21	16	18	23	17	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-	6:43	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:43	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:11	-
Sunset	6:00	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:06	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:28
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.7 S	3.0 S	0.6 SW	3.0 SSE	4.0 SE	1.8 SE	4.0 S	4.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	3.5 SE	3.0 SE	2.5 SSE	2.2 SE	1.7 SE	1.3 SE
Period (s)	15	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	15	11	12	11	12	12	14	12	12	12	11	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SW	0.1 SE	2.5 E	0.5 SW	0.6 NE	0.6 SW	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.9 SW	0.3 E
Period (s)	10	13	12	12	11	11	18	10	10	12	7	13	8	20	16	18	16	15	9	5	13	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 WSW	0.6 NNW	2.3 WSW	-	-	0.7 NNW	2.5 SSW	2.5 E	1.3 SW	5.0 SE	-	-	3.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 S	-	-	-	0.8 ENE	1.3 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	14	3	13	-	-	4	11	7	5	11	-	-	11	12	7	11	-	-	-	5	6	8

	Sunday 03					Monday 04								Tuesday 05								Wed
	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	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Onrus Overberg	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Heaven West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	6	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	6	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.4 SW	2.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SW	1.8 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 S
Period(s)	15	14	14	14	11	13	13	11	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12
Energy	1846	1099	1063	5225	1547	4067	3596	1123	3011	1332	1256	1228	1061	1599	1411	1580	1327	3097	6299	5481	5307	4138
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:12PM 1.38				4:18AM 1.45				4:43PM 1.33	5:01PM 1.53			4:49AM 1.34					5:17PM 1.26
Low Tide / height (m)	10:03AM 0.16				10:13PM 0.28				10:33AM 0.22				10:44PM 0.34					11:03AM 0.29				11:20PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	15	15	14	13	13	16	17	16	16	14	15
Chill °C (?)	20	19	19	19	19	19	17	18	16	16	16	15	14	14	11	12	15	17	15	15	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SW	1.8 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 S
Period (s)	10	14	14	14	11	11	10	11	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.5 S	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	15	10	10	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 W	0.4 NW	0.6 WNW	2.5 W	0.9 NNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	-	2.3 WSW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	-	0.2 NNW	-	0.8 NW	-	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	0.9 NNE	0.7 NNE	-	-
Period (s)	10	3	4	14	5	13	13	-	13	3	4	-	2	-	4	-	5	5	4	4	-	-

	Sunday 03															Monday 04
	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	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Onrus Overberg	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Heaven West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	6	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	6	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.3 SW	1.9 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.0 W	2.3 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW
Period(s)	10	15	15	15	14	14	15	10	14	14	14	10	14	14	11	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	1299	450	483	1819	2315	2315	1491	903	1554	1533	1578	808	1610	2022	1547	2051	4064	4067	2215	2748	2102	1992
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)									4:12PM 1.38												4:20AM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)			10:04AM 0.16												10:13PM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	1	2
High °C	18	18	19	22	23	23	22	27	19	19	19	21	19	18	19	18	19	19	17	17	15	15
Chill °C (?)	18	18	19	22	23	23	22	27	19	19	19	21	19	18	18	17	19	19	15	16	13	14
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.3 SW	1.9 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.0 W	2.3 WSW	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.4 WSW	0.9 S	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	14	14	15	10	14	14	14	10	14	14	11	14	11	11	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 WSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.7 S	1.0 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	1.1 WSW	0.6 S	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	10	10	10	11	10	10	14	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	1.6 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.6 E	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	-	0.6 NW	-	0.9 NNW	1.1 NNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.3 NNW	2.5 W	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	3	10	10	10	10	3	4	4	4	-	4	-	5	5	13	13	5	13	-	-

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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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