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.

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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 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			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	Dumps Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Boneyards Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town
Rating	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	972	322	445	573	2039	2555	2196	1665	1381	1709	2023	5567	5768	5046	3349	2436	1357	1272	1100	1154	757	505
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	5:23PM		5:49AM	6:09PM		6:26AM	6:50PM		7:11AM	7:41PM 5:22PM		8:09AM		8:53PM	9:28AM		10:39PM	11:11AM	10:28PM			1:01AM
Low Tide / height (m)		11:27PM	12:05PM	11:24AM	12:06AM	12:46PM		12:49AM	1:37PM		1:39AM		2:42PM	2:50AM		4:18PM 11:27PM	4:45AM		11:24AM	11:45AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	21	20	22	19	20	23	21	20	20	20	21	19	18	18	19	18	19	24	20	23	21
Low °C	23	18	19	21	18	19	23	18	19	20	19	20	18	17	18	18	15	17	24	19	20	20
Chill °C (?)	23	21	20	22	19	20	23	21	20	20	20	21	18	17	17	18	17	19	24	20	23	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-
Sunset	7:51	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	11	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.8 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 NW
Period (s)	11	13	9	8	9	8	13	13	11	11	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 S	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 S	-	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.7 S	1.3 SE	0.9 SSE	1.1 SSE	-	1.0 S
Period (s)	-	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	5	7	6	6	5	-	5

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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	Boneyards Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town
Rating	4	4	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1176	1128	972	831	408	322	294	450	445	534	573	1111	2020	2039	1818	1913	2555	1794
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:27PM 1.77				5:45AM 1.64				6:05PM 1.42				6:26AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)		11:21AM 0.06				11:27PM 0.05				12:02PM 0.11				12:05AM 0.13				12:47PM 0.19
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	20	21	23	21	20	19	18	19	20	22	21	19	19	18	18	19	20	19
Chill °C (?)	20	21	23	21	20	19	18	19	20	22	21	19	19	18	18	19	20	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.1 NW	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	13	11	11	15	14	13	13	13	9	9	8	14	9	9	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	-	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	9	10	10	10	-	10	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-