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

	Mon		Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Mon
	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	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Boneyards Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Boneyards Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.4 E	2.4 E	3.5 SE	3.0 E	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.7 SW	1.8 ESE
Period(s) (?)	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	8	8	8	9	18	17	16	18	17	13	10
Energy(?)	3577	3026	2474	1838	2345	1013	1197	1896	1002	767	1127	723	671	1557	1586	3716	3427	3076	1087	1081	1027	614
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	4:43PM		5:18AM	5:39PM		5:56AM	6:01PM		6:36AM	7:11PM 5:03PM		7:24AM		8:09PM	8:53AM		10:23PM	11:49AM	8:09PM			12:56AM
Low Tide / height (m)		11:03PM	11:34AM 10:57AM		11:41PM	12:11PM		12:12AM	12:51PM		1:09AM	1:45PM		2:23AM		3:37PM 11:04PM		5:39AM		9:42AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	8	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	22	20	18	17	21	18	18	23	28	21	21	23	22	21	19	21	20	26	23	23	24
Low °C	21	18	20	17	16	18	18	16	15	27	21	19	23	20	21	19	20	18	25	22	20	24
Chill °C (?)	21	22	20	18	16	21	18	18	23	28	21	21	23	22	21	19	21	20	26	23	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:16	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:03	-
Sunset	6:24	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:38	-	-	5:57	-	-	6:37	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:42
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.1 E	2.0 E	0.4 E	2.5 E	2.4 SSW	3.0 ESE	2.5 SSW	1.7 E	1.6 ESE	1.7 SW	1.8 ESE
Period (s)	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	8	8	14	9	18	9	16	8	8	13	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.1 E	0.9 ESE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 E	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 E	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 E	0.7 SSW	-	2.5 SSW	1.2 SE	1.3 S	1.4 S	0.7 SE	1.0 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	11	8	11	11	14	11	-	17	8	18	17	9	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SSE	0.9 NE	2.4 E	2.4 E	3.5 SE	3.0 E	2.3 SE	3.0 ESE	-	1.9 E	-	0.5 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	4	8	8	8	9	8	8	-	8	-	4	-

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	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Boneyards Cape Town	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Arniston Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	5292	3211	3577	3330	3121	3026	1114	2357	2474	1411	1838	2426	1876	2345	2310	2173	1013	1256
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:02PM 1.69			4:53AM 2.05					5:39PM 1.59				5:56AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)	10:36AM -0.10					11:04PM -0.02				11:28AM 0.20				11:41PM 0.11				12:11PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	21	21	22	21	20	18	17	20	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	21	18
Chill °C (?)	19	21	21	22	21	20	18	17	20	18	18	16	16	16	16	17	21	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	-	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.1 W	1.1 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	15	8	8	-	7	8	8	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 SE	1.1 ESE	-	1.7 ESE	-	-	-	-	1.2 SW	-	-	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	8	-	7	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-

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