South Africa Surf

Detailed South Africa surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in South Africa. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in South Africa. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in South Africa over the next 7 days. Surf photos from South Africa and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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South Africa Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating	4	4	6	10	10	8	6	7	9	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 S	0.9 SW	2.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 SW	1.8 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	18	17	17	18	16	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	606	528	3610	10876	8677	6049	4460	5965	7623	4062	2717	1652	1530	1218	3247	3456	1303	1289
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)	1:37PM		1:52AM		2:09PM	1:40AM		2:19PM	2:20AM		2:43PM	2:52AM		3:17PM	3:47AM		4:14PM	4:23AM 1:32PM
Low Tide / height (m)		7:33PM		8:06AM			8:04AM		8:11PM	8:37AM		8:43PM 7:05AM	9:07AM		9:37PM	9:42AM		10:12PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	23	19	16	19	22	24	19	17	17	17	20	18	17	19	15	16	15	15
Low °C	16	18	15	16	18	18	18	17	16	15	19	15	15	18	15	14	15	13
Chill °C (?)	23	19	16	19	22	24	18	16	17	17	20	18	17	19	13	15	15	14
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-
Sunset	-	5:49	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:31	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 S	0.9 SW	2.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 SW	1.8 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	11	18	17	17	18	16	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.3 SSE	0.6 SE	0.6 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 S	0.5 SW	1.7 S	0.8 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	5	11	10	10	9	8	-	-	-	-	-	7	14	8	11	11	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	1.3 W	-	-	-	1.0 ENE	1.1 NW	-	-	-	1.6 S	1.6 SSE	1.9 S	2.2 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.3 S	1.4 SE	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	5	10	-	-	-	8	5	-	-	-	6	6	9	7	7	8	7	6

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	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
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.6 S	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	1.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	11	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	16	17	16
Energy(?)	1058	702	687	520	606	514	528	1186	2089	3610	9264	8612	10876	8269	8677	8167	7094	6049
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	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	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		1:19AM 1.43				1:03PM 1.19				1:17AM 1.58				1:37PM 1.26	2:03PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)				7:35AM 0.47				7:05PM 0.64				7:37AM 0.50				7:39PM 0.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	19	19	19	23	17	18	16	16	15	16	14	19	19	18	16	19	23
Chill °C (?)	21	19	19	19	23	16	18	16	16	14	15	13	19	19	18	16	19	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.6 S	1.1 WSW	0.9 SW	1.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	11	11	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	16	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.7 ENE	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.4 SSE	0.7 W	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 SE	-	0.4 SSE	0.6 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	4	5	18	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	-	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 NE	0.9 ENE	0.4 NW	1.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 E	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	-	4	4	5	5	3	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8