Baileys Cottage Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Baileys Cottage Reef Surf Guide

Baileys Reef in Cape Peninsula is an exposed reef break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The reef provides both left and right breaks. Best around high tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Rocks are a hazard.

Baileys Cottage Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	56°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Baileys Cottage Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Baileys Cottage Reef occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Baileys Cottage Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Baileys Cottage Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 3% of the time in June while 5% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 92% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

92%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Baileys Cottage Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Baileys Reef is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 21 km (13 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Baileys Reef is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 349 km (217 miles) away.

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Baileys Cottage Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 00:41 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 29
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (ft)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	14	13
Wind (mph)
Wind State	off	off	off	glass

Tides at Baileys Cottage Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Baileys Cottage Reef, 0 miles from Baileys Cottage Reef.

Next High Water: 03:56am | 6ft

Next Low Water: 10:17am | 0ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Baileys Cottage Reef Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.4 °C) at Baileys Cottage Reef is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 56°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite