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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	Sat		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Sat
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	2	4	5	3	5	3	3	4	4	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	14	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	12	12	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	1094	2216	4703	3636	3278	2490	2257	2013	1195	579	414	324	319	268	515	612	676	736	1218	1006	614	551
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	7:33PM		8:08AM		8:34PM	9:06AM		9:49PM	10:11AM		11:04PM	11:14AM 7:33PM		12:07AM	12:09PM		12:57AM	12:58PM	1:31AM		2:31PM	2:01AM
Low Tide / height (m)		1:34AM		2:39PM	2:29AM	1:39PM	3:49PM	3:39AM		5:00PM	4:55AM		5:59PM		6:02AM	6:48PM		6:54AM 1:34AM		9:51AM	5:46PM 1:30PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	18	19	22	22	18	18	19	18	23	26	24	27	29	22	23	24	23	22	23	20	20	23
Low °C	18	17	19	20	18	18	19	16	17	24	17	21	27	20	21	23	19	21	22	18	19	23
Chill °C (?)	17	18	22	22	17	17	18	17	23	26	24	27	29	22	23	24	23	22	23	20	20	23
Sunrise	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:35	-
Sunset	7:57	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SSW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	12	14	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	12	12	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.3 ESE	-	0.1 S	-
Period (s)	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	15	14	22	21	18	11	11	11	10	7	-	10	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 SSE	1.5 S	1.3 SSE	1.6 S	-	-	-	2.5 SSW	1.5 SSE	2.0 S	1.4 S	0.9 S	1.6 S	1.4 SSE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	-	0.5 NW	0.9 SSW	-	-	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	12	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	-	3	9	-	-	4

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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 Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek 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	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town
Rating	1	1	2	2	4	4	5	5	5	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	12	12	13	13	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	450	722	1094	1521	1544	2216	3490	4155	4703	3919	3636	3253	1874	3278	2609	2241	2490	2313
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				7:31PM 1.07					8:08AM 1.20				8:30PM 1.01				9:06AM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)		1:39PM 0.49				1:34AM 0.48					2:39PM 0.53				2:29AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	18	18	18	17	17	19	22	22	20	18	17	18	17	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	22	22	16	16	18	16	16	19	22	22	20	17	16	17	16	18	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	10	12	12	13	13	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 S	2.0 S	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSE	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-