Cape Town Surf

Detailed Cape Town 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 Cape Town. 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 Cape Town. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Cape Town over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Cape Town and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

Cape Town Surf Forecast

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Cape Town Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Cape Town Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Cape Town coastline are also listed below.

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Cape Town Wavefinder

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	Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	2	4	5	2	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SSE	2.3 SE	3.5 SE	2.1 SSE	2.5 SE	2.2 SE	1.8 SE	1.1 SE	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	16	14	13	12	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	11	18	16	16	15	14	13	14
Energy(?)	1626	1643	1594	3182	2439	1521	913	1081	861	2167	735	1238	1066	672	278	252	517	560	309	529	637	790
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:13PM	2:31AM		2:44PM	2:59AM 2:00AM		3:20PM	3:25AM		3:39PM	3:59AM		4:06PM	4:17AM		4:32PM	4:42AM		4:31PM		4:31AM
Low Tide / height (m)	8:14AM		8:23PM	8:45AM		8:51PM	9:13AM		9:18PM	9:40AM		9:47PM	10:05AM 8:14AM		10:08PM	10:30AM		10:33PM	10:12AM		10:49PM	10:20AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	22	20	23	26	20	25	26	19	22	27	21	19	20	20	21	21	20	22	20	19	23
Low °C	17	22	17	18	23	17	18	23	17	18	26	19	19	20	18	19	21	19	18	20	19	19
Chill °C (?)	21	22	20	23	26	20	25	26	18	22	27	21	19	20	20	21	21	20	22	20	18	23
Sunrise	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:47
Sunset	-	7:09	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:02	-	-	7:01	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 S	2.0 SSE	0.5 SW	2.5 SE	2.2 SE	1.8 SE	1.1 SE	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	12	12	13	16	14	13	12	12	10	10	11	10	10	10	11	18	16	16	15	14	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.9 SW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	14	11	11	11	10	10	10	6	6	7	17	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 SSE	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.2 S	1.9 S	1.5 S	2.0 S	2.5 SSE	2.3 SE	3.5 SE	2.1 SSE	4.0 ESE	-	1.1 NW	0.7 WNW	0.8 NNW	1.0 NNW	0.6 NW	-	-	1.3 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	5	6	6	6	6	7	8	9	9	10	9	10	-	5	3	4	5	4	-	-	5	6

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	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	16	16	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	1789	1565	1476	1476	1626	1519	1643	1908	1771	1594	1619	1545	3182	3102	2439	2166	1783	1521
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		2:00AM 1.35					2:13PM 1.34				2:31AM 1.45				2:44PM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)					8:14AM 0.28				8:23PM 0.21				8:45AM 0.20				8:51PM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	16	17	21	22	22	19	20	18	17	18	23	26	23	20	19	17
Chill °C (?)	17	17	16	17	21	22	22	18	20	18	16	18	23	26	23	20	19	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	16	16	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	-	1.0 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.4 S	1.6 S	1.7 SSE	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.3 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.2 S	1.6 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.5 S
Period (s)	4	-	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7