Africa & Indian Ocean surf forecast
Live conditions and free 16-day forecasts for 7 breaks across Africa & Indian Ocean, rated Flat to Epic from NOAA data.
This region contains the two most extreme point breaks on the planet, and both exist for the same reason: a very long, very straight stretch of coast angled almost perfectly to the prevailing Southern Ocean swell. Jeffreys Bay in South Africa and Skeleton Bay in Namibia are what happens when swell direction, headland angle and sand supply align at continental scale.
North of them, Morocco's Atlantic points work on North Atlantic winter swell instead, and the Indian Ocean atolls of the Maldives receive the same Southern Ocean energy that feeds Indonesia — smaller by the time it arrives, but exceptionally clean.
When it works
Southern Ocean swell peaks April to September for South Africa, Namibia and the Maldives. Morocco reverses it, running on North Atlantic swell from October to March.
7 breaks in Africa & Indian Ocean
| Break | Where | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor Point | Taghazout | point · right |
| Arugam Bay | Eastern Province | point · right |
| Dungeons | Western Cape | reef · right |
| Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) | Eastern Cape | point · right |
| Pasta Point | North Malé Atoll | reef · left |
| Skeleton Bay | Erongo | point · left |
| Weligama | Southern Province | beach · both |
Buoys covering this coast
A forecast tells you what a model expects. These stations report what the ocean is actually doing right now — the ground truth behind every rating above.
- 14049
- 23008
- 23009
- 23010
- 23012
- 23014
- 23016
- 23019
- 23218 — Bay of Bengal IN4
- 23223 — Bay of Bengal
- 23226 — Arabian Sea
- 23228 — Arabian Sea
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