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Current conditions

Sun Nov 8, 11pm SAST · Updated

Surf rating: Good · 3.9/5

Surf

7.9ft

Overhead+ · 12s period

From SSW 204°

Wind

32mph

15 mph gusts · Cross-shore

From E 86°

Swells

  • 5.6ft 11s Primary · SSW
  • 8.5ft 7s Wind waves · ESE

Tide

-1.8ft

Rising · high 4:00am, 2.4ft

Water

65°F

2-3mm wetsuit

Full Body Wetsuit

Weather

61°F

Cloudy

315 225 135 45 W S E N
SurfWind
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Next 6 days

  1. Today 11/9 6–7ft
  2. Tomorrow 11/10 4–5ft
  3. Wed 11/11 3–6ft
  4. Thu 11/12 5–6ft
  5. Fri 11/13 4–5ft
  6. Sat 11/14 5–9ft

Surf, wind & weather Full surf forecast

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Monday 11/9 Tuesday 11/10 Wednesday 11/11 Thursday 11/12 Friday 11/13 Saturday 11/14

Surf ft

7.4 7.1 6.9 6.1 5.9 6 5.8 5.6 5.5 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.2 2.6 2.3 3.7 3.4 3.4 4.2 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 6.3 7.2 8.9 8.8 8.5
11s 11s 11s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 9s 9s 10s 10s 13s 12s 12s 12s 11s 11s 15s 14s 14s 13s 13s 12s 12s 12s 12s 12s 12s 11s 11s 11s 11s 11s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 12s 15s 15s 15s

Wind mph

23-14 17-11 9-1 5+3 11-6 9-3 4+1 10-6 10-5 9-5 9-3 7-1 8-2 1+1 3-1 5-3 6-2 8-5 9-5 8+0 12+0 11+4 12+2 12-2 9-6 8-6 8-2 10+0 11+0 7+2 11-7 11-6 9-5 6-3 5-2 10+1 11-1 10+1 9+1 7+0 3-1 4-1 9-3 13-3 17-3 17-1 15+1 16-5

Tide ft

3:00am 2.4ft 9:00am -2.4ft 3:00pm 2.8ft 10:00pm -2.7ft 4:00am 2.4ft 10:00am -2.3ft 4:00pm 2.8ft 10:00pm -2.6ft 4:00am 2.3ft 10:00am -2.2ft 4:00pm 2.5ft 11:00pm -2.4ft 5:00am 2.2ft 11:00am -2ft 5:00pm 2.3ft 11:00pm -2.3ft 5:00am 1.9ft 11:00am -1.7ft 5:00pm 1.9ft 12:00am -1.9ft 6:00am 1.7ft 12:00pm -1.4ft 6:00pm 1.5ft 12:00am -1.7ft

Weather °F

61° 60° 68° 76° 76° 72° 64° 64° 62° 62° 66° 72° 73° 70° 63° 63° 62° 61° 69° 72° 72° 68° 65° 64° 63° 61° 67° 70° 70° 68° 62° 61° 61° 61° 68° 66° 66° 65° 63° 63° 63° 62° 65° 69° 68° 67° 63° 61°
Time Surf Swells Wind Weather
Monday 11/9
2am 7.4ft 5.2ft11s 6.9ft7s 23mph -14 Cross-shore 61°FCloudy
5am 7.1ft 4.6ft11s 6.2ft7s 17mph -11 Cross-shore 60°FCloudy
8am 6.9ft 5.6ft7s 4.3ft10s 9mph -1 Cross-shore 68°FMostly Cloudy
11am 6.1ft 5.2ft7s 3.9ft10s 5mph +3 Onshore 76°FPartly Cloudy
2pm 5.9ft 5.2ft7s 3.6ft10s 11mph -6 Cross-shore 76°FPartly Cloudy
5pm 6ft 4.6ft8s 3.3ft10s 9mph -3 Cross-shore 72°FClear
8pm 5.8ft 4.3ft7s 3.3ft10s 4mph +1 Offshore 64°FPartly Cloudy
11pm 5.6ft 3.9ft7s 3ft9s 10mph -6 Cross-shore 64°FCloudy
Tuesday 11/10
2am 5.5ft 3.9ft8s 3.3ft9s 10mph -5 Cross-shore 62°FCloudy
5am 4.5ft 3.9ft8s 3ft9s 1ft2s 9mph -5 Cross-shore 62°FCloudy
8am 4.9ft 3.6ft8s 3ft10s 1ft2s 9mph -3 Cross-shore 66°FCloudy
11am 4.9ft 3.6ft8s 3ft10s 1ft3s 7mph -1 Cross-shore 72°FClear
2pm 4.7ft 3.3ft8s 3ft10s 1ft3s 8mph -2 Onshore 73°FClear
5pm 4.9ft 3ft8s 2.6ft10s 1mph +1 Cross-shore 70°FClear
8pm 4.2ft 2.6ft8s 2.6ft10s 3mph -1 Offshore 63°FPartly Cloudy
11pm 2.6ft 2.3ft12s 2.3ft8s 5mph -3 Cross-shore 63°FCloudy
Wednesday 11/11
2am 2.3ft 2.3ft12s 2ft8s 6mph -2 Cross-shore 62°FPartly Cloudy
5am 3.7ft 2.3ft11s 2.3ft10s 8mph -5 Cross-shore 61°FClear
8am 3.4ft 2.3ft11s 2ft10s 9mph -5 Cross-shore 69°FClear
11am 3.4ft 2.3ft10s 2ft9s 8mph +0 Cross-shore 72°FClear
2pm 4.2ft 2.3ft14s 2ft10s 2.6ft9s 12mph +0 Cross-shore 72°FClear
5pm 5.4ft 3.6ft10s 3ft14s 11mph +4 Cross-shore 68°FClear
8pm 5.5ft 6.2ft13s 1.6ft10s 12mph +2 Cross-shore 65°FPartly Cloudy
11pm 5.7ft 7.2ft13s 1.6ft10s 12mph -2 Cross-shore 64°FCloudy
Thursday 11/12
2am 5.6ft 7.2ft12s 1.6ft10s 9mph -6 Cross-shore 63°FMostly Cloudy
5am 5.6ft 6.9ft12s 1.6ft10s 8mph -6 Cross-shore 61°FClear
8am 5.1ft 6.6ft11s 1.6ft10s 8mph -2 Cross-shore 67°FClear
11am 4.8ft 6.2ft11s 1.6ft10s 10mph +0 Cross-shore 70°FMostly Clear
2pm 4.7ft 5.9ft11s 1.3ft10s 11mph +0 Cross-shore 70°FMostly Clear
5pm 4.5ft 5.6ft11s 1.3ft10s 7mph +2 Cross-shore 68°FPartly Cloudy
8pm 4.7ft 5.2ft11s 1.3ft10s 11mph -7 Onshore 62°FMostly Clear
11pm 4.7ft 4.9ft11s 1.3ft9s 11mph -6 Cross-shore 61°FPartly Cloudy
Friday 11/13
2am 4.4ft 4.6ft11s 1.3ft9s 9mph -5 Cross-shore 61°FMostly Cloudy
5am 4.3ft 4.6ft11s 1.3ft9s 6mph -3 Cross-shore 61°FCloudy
8am 4.2ft 4.3ft10s 1.3ft9s 5mph -2 Cross-shore 68°FMostly Cloudy
11am 4.7ft 3.3ft9s 2.6ft10s 10mph +1 Onshore 66°FCloudy
2pm 4.7ft 3.9ft9s 2.3ft10s 11mph -1 Onshore 66°FChance of Rain
5pm 5.1ft 4.6ft9s 1.6ft10s 10mph +1 Onshore 65°FChance of Rain
8pm 5.3ft 4.6ft9s 1.6ft10s 9mph +1 Onshore 63°FChance of Rain
11pm 5.3ft 5.2ft10s 1ft9s 7mph +0 Onshore 63°FChance of Rain
Saturday 11/14
2am 5.2ft 5.2ft9s 1ft8s 3mph -1 Cross-shore 63°FChance of Rain
5am 5.2ft 5.2ft9s 1ft8s 4mph -1 Onshore 62°FChance of Rain
8am 5.2ft 5.2ft10s 1ft8s 9mph -3 Cross-shore 65°FChance of Rain
11am 6.3ft 5.6ft10s 1ft17s 13mph -3 Onshore 69°FChance of Rain
2pm 7.2ft 5.9ft12s 2ft16s 1.6ft3s 17mph -3 Onshore 68°FMostly Cloudy
5pm 8.9ft 6.9ft15s 1ft8s 17mph -1 Cross-shore 67°FMostly Clear
8pm 8.8ft 7.5ft15s 0.7ft8s 15mph +1 Cross-shore 63°FClear
11pm 8.5ft 7.5ft14s 0.7ft8s 2ft3s 16mph -5 Cross-shore 61°FClear

Tide & sun Full tide forecast

  1. Today 11/9

    • High 2.4ft
    • Low -2.4ft
    • High 2.8ft
    • Low -2.7ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 43m of daylight

  2. Tomorrow 11/10

    • High 2.4ft
    • Low -2.3ft
    • High 2.8ft
    • Low -2.6ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 45m of daylight

  3. Wednesday 11/11

    • High 2.3ft
    • Low -2.2ft
    • High 2.5ft
    • Low -2.4ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 47m of daylight

  4. Thursday 11/12

    • High 2.2ft
    • Low -2ft
    • High 2.3ft
    • Low -2.3ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 48m of daylight

  5. Friday 11/13

    • High 1.9ft
    • Low -1.7ft
    • High 1.9ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 50m of daylight

  6. Saturday 11/14

    • Low -1.9ft
    • High 1.7ft
    • Low -1.4ft
    • High 1.5ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 52m of daylight

  7. Sunday 11/15

    • Low -1.7ft
    • High 1.3ft
    • Low -1ft
    • High 1.1ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 53m of daylight

  8. Monday 11/16

    • Low -1.3ft
    • High 1.1ft
    • Low -0.7ft
    • High 0.8ft

    Sunrise Sunset 13h 55m of daylight

Spot guide See surf map

Swartvlei Beach is a beach break facing south-southeast. It works best with swell from the ESE–SSW and wind from the WNW–NNE, which blows offshore.

Faces
SSE165°
Best swell
ESE–SSWStraight at the beach
Best wind
WNW–NNEOffshore
Tide range
2–6.6 ftNeap to spring
Break
Beach break

-34.0269°, 22.7747°