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	5	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	2.2 W	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.3 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	959	599	606	1222	645	619	1004	4701	4231	3122	3054	1728	1626	1103	1075	1118	1547	1768
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	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		3:17PM	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	8:10PM	8:48AM		8:55PM	9:23AM		9:37PM	10:02AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	18	16	18	16	16	16	14	18	21	17	20	19	17	18	20	16	16
Low °C	19	17	16	17	15	13	16	13	15	19	16	18	18	17	16	18	15	15
Chill °C (?)	21	18	15	17	16	15	15	13	17	21	16	20	19	17	18	20	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28
Sunset	6:06	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	2.2 W	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 W	2.4 W	2.1 W	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.5 S	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	0.2 SSE	0.4 E	0.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	0.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.0 W	-	-
Period (s)	11	18	12	12	-	11	12	-	12	6	16	14	13	12	11	11	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.6 W	-	0.6 N	2.3 W	-	0.9 NNW	-	-	-	2.4 W	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	-	3	10	-	5	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-

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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	5	5	4	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	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.3 NE	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 W
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	11	12	11	11	7	11	11	11	11	10
Energy(?)	1095	1068	959	676	757	599	581	565	606	1141	1222	1087	558	645	561	551	619	792
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	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				1:25PM 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	17	16	23	15	15	14	16	21
Chill °C (?)	21	21	19	18	18	17	19	20	15	17	16	15	23	15	15	14	15	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	0.6 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	1.7 ENE	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	11	11	11	11	7	11	11	11	11	11
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	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	1.0 S	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.2 E
Period (s)	11	11	11	19	11	18	9	8	12	12	12	12	13	-	-	-	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	-	2.0 W	1.6 W	-	2.3 NE	-	-	-	0.6 N	2.0 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	12	7	-	7	-	-	-	3	10