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

	Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Fri
	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	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Doring Bay West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Bog Bay KZN North	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Arniston Overberg
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	1.7 S	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.2 E	2.2 ESE	2.5 SSW	2.5 S	1.5 ESE	2.5 SE	3.0 SE	2.3 S	3.0 ESE	1.5 S	1.3 SSW	2.0 S	1.3 SSW	2.0 S	2.2 SSW	1.6 S
Period(s) (?)	16	16	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	11	10	8	10	8	11	13	9	12	11	12	14
Energy(?)	1696	1380	1006	1297	1747	1543	1278	1173	1113	1172	531	1275	1047	963	1018	505	595	609	469	1029	1412	1018
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:14PM		6:28AM	6:52PM		7:12AM		8:07PM	8:50AM		10:46PM	11:35AM		12:26AM	12:47PM	6:15PM	1:16AM	1:17PM	12:16AM		1:00PM
Low Tide / height (m)	12:09PM		12:18AM	12:45PM		12:59AM	1:44PM		2:22AM		3:46PM 12:09PM		5:28AM	5:50PM		6:41AM	6:52PM		6:18PM		6:43AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	3	11	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	21	22	21	21	21	20	23	23	16	18	23	15	15	24	20	21	20	18	21	22	20	18
Low °C	20	22	18	19	21	19	19	23	16	15	22	15	15	22	19	21	20	16	18	21	19	17
Chill °C (?)	21	22	21	21	21	20	23	23	14	18	23	13	14	24	20	21	20	18	21	22	20	18
Sunrise	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:31	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:09
Sunset	-	5:30	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:30	-	-	6:19	-	-	5:47	-	-	6:13	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	2.0 SE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.2 E	2.2 ESE	2.5 SSW	0.6 WSW	1.5 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	2.0 S	2.3 SE	1.5 S	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.6 S
Period (s)	16	10	11	12	12	12	12	11	9	12	11	11	11	10	8	11	13	12	12	15	12	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.7 S	1.5 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.4 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.6 SW	1.1 S	0.9 ESE	0.7 SSE	0.1 W	0.9 E	0.8 SSW	0.7 E	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	8	16	13	13	12	12	14	14	12	13	13	18	18	10	10	10	9	11	7	15	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.9 NNE	0.7 SW	1.0 NE	2.5 SSW	2.5 S	0.8 S	2.5 SE	3.0 SE	2.3 S	3.0 ESE	-	1.6 E	2.0 S	0.5 W	2.0 S	1.5 ESE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	5	10	9	5	10	8	10	8	-	8	9	3	11	6	-

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	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.6 SSW	2.1 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE
Period(s) (?)	15	15	16	15	16	15	14	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1632	1526	1696	1178	1380	1102	939	1006	1134	1204	1297	1568	1747	1622	1569	1543	1355	1224
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)						6:14PM 1.51				6:27AM 1.38				6:54PM 1.24				7:12AM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)				12:09PM 0.39				12:18AM 0.46				12:43PM 0.68				12:59AM 0.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	21	22	22	22	20	20	18	19	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	20
Chill °C (?)	21	21	21	22	22	22	20	20	18	19	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	20
Sunrise	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	1.9 SE	2.0 SE	2.1 SE	2.0 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE
Period (s)	15	15	16	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SE	1.5 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	-	0.4 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	0.9 NNE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	3	4	4	4	5	5

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