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. Read More

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South Africa Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tue
	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	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Black Rocks Cape Town	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SSW	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	2.0 S	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	3.0 ESE	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	12	13	13	14	13	13	11	11	7	14	18	16	16	14	16	14	13	18	18
Energy(?)	2474	3057	2490	2040	1094	1445	1047	1001	1318	540	460	1024	1064	5043	3197	3351	1822	1042	1277	1045	3533	4951
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (ft)		5:23PM		5:39AM	6:08PM		6:36AM	7:02PM		7:24AM			8:27AM		10:46PM	11:14AM NaN		12:48AM		12:56AM		3:33PM
Low Tide / height (ft)	11:12AM		11:41PM	11:58AM		12:20AM	12:51PM		12:58AM	1:45PM NaN		2:01AM		3:37PM		5:18AM	6:07PM				9:01AM	7:16PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (in)	-	-	-	-	0.0	-	0.1	0.0	-	0.0	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °F	68	64	63	68	70	66	70	70	70	68	81	70	68	66	66	73	66	75	70	73	68	72
Low °F	66	64	61	63	70	63	68	70	68	66	79	68	66	66	64	66	64	73	66	72	64	70
Chill °F (?)	68	63	61	68	70	66	70	70	70	68	81	70	68	66	66	73	66	75	70	73	68	72
Sunrise	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:31	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37
Sunset	-	6:42	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:49	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:07	-	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SSW	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	2.0 S	1.8 E	1.4 SSW	2.0 E	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 E	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	12	13	13	14	13	13	7	11	8	14	18	16	16	14	8	14	13	18	18
Swell2 (ft) & direction	1.1 E	0.1 NW	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.3 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	1.5 SSW	0.1 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SE	1.2 SE	0.8 SE	2.3 E	1.2 SE	1.4 SSW	1.4 E	1.3 E	0.6 S	1.1 E
Period (s)	8	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	10	11	7	8	7	10	9	16	9	9	13	9
Wind waves (ft) & direction	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	2.1 E	1.4 SSE	3.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.1 SE	1.9 ESE	-	-	2.0 ENE	-	-	0.8 ESE	-
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	-	-	8	-	-	5	-

	Tuesday 01							Wednesday 02								Thursday 03
	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	Arniston Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Extensions Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 S	2.2 S	2.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1114	2238	2474	3267	3057	2390	2494	2490	1336	2313	2040	1230	1094	1536	1471	1445	1631	1635
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	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 (ft)						5:39PM 5.22				5:56AM 5.41				6:18PM 4.72				6:34AM 4.69
Low Tide / height (ft)				11:16AM 0.03				11:41PM 0.36				12:09PM 0.52				12:15AM 1.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (in)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °F	64	64	68	64	64	63	63	63	61	63	68	70	70	64	64	64	63	66
Chill °F (?)	64	64	68	64	63	61	61	63	59	63	68	70	70	64	64	64	63	66
Sunrise	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 S	2.2 S	2.3 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	13
Swell2 (ft) & direction	0.9 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.1 E	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.3 E	1.0 S	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	13	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	8	8	8
Wind waves (ft) & direction	-	-	1.1 SW	-	-	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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