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

	Fri		Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thu
	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
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	1.9 WSW	2.3 W	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	959	596	606	961	645	672	1215	4701	4619	3292	1217	1591	1361	1059	1112	1163	1760	1706
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:09AM	12:38PM	11:41AM	12:52AM	1:27PM	2:01PM	2:20AM		2:10PM	2:20AM		2:57PM	3:02AM		3:33PM	3:48AM 12:09AM
Low Tide / height (m)	5:53PM		6:32AM	6:43PM		7:20AM	8:00PM		8:08AM	5:46PM	8:12PM	8:48AM		8:55PM	9:23AM		9:37PM	10:03AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	18	16	17	16	16	18	14	18	21	17	20	18	17	18	20	16	16
Low °C	19	17	16	16	15	13	17	13	15	19	16	18	18	16	16	18	15	15
Chill °C (?)	21	18	15	17	16	15	18	13	17	21	16	20	18	17	18	20	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28
Sunset	6:06	-	-	6:05	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:38	-	-	6:02	-	-	5:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.4 E	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	1.9 WSW	2.3 W	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.4 S	-	0.2 S	0.3 SSE	-	-	0.4 E	0.2 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	1.3 W	0.8 W	-	-
Period (s)	11	18	12	13	-	11	12	-	-	7	16	14	14	13	11	11	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 W	-	0.8 NNW	-	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	0.6 SE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	5	-	3	-	-	-	-	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
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.6 W	2.0 W	1.9 WSW	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Energy(?)	1095	1068	959	676	757	596	581	557	606	1132	961	1087	1005	645	561	551	672	610
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-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)		11:48AM 1.43				12:04AM 1.54				12:37PM 1.31				12:53AM 1.68				1:27PM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)				5:49PM 0.40				7:12AM 0.40				6:47PM 0.50				7:20AM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	mod. rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	19	18	18	17	19	20	16	18	16	16	15	15	15	14	16	20
Chill °C (?)	21	21	19	18	18	17	19	20	15	17	16	15	14	15	15	14	15	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.6 W	2.0 W	1.9 WSW	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.2 S
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.1 W	0.4 S	0.1 SW	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	0.9 WSW	0.6 W	0.4 S	0.4 SSE	0.3 S	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	11	11	11	19	11	18	9	8	12	11	13	12	12	-	-	-	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	-	2.0 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10