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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	Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wed
	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	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Sunset Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	3	6	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	0	2	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	1.8 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSE	1.8 S	3.0 SE	2.5 SE	1.9 SSE	2.2 SSE	3.0 SSE	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	7	8	8	8	9	8	8	9	8	9	14
Energy(?)	1999	2254	5229	2736	2191	1585	1011	668	536	264	97	302	692	959	1162	516	1070	765	561	657	1809	811
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		5:07PM		5:10AM	5:33PM		5:39AM	6:11PM	4:42AM	6:23AM	7:10PM		7:26AM		8:40PM	9:12AM		10:15PM			7:29PM
Low Tide / height (m)	10:53AM		10:59PM 10:32PM	11:22AM		11:29PM	11:54AM		12:12AM	12:41PM		1:15AM	1:52PM		2:51AM 10:51AM		3:42PM	4:56AM	8:45AM 10:07PM			7:45AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	2	-
High °C	19	21	18	19	22	23	24	26	24	21	20	19	18	20	17	20	18	17	19	19	17	18
Low °C	15	20	16	16	21	21	21	25	20	19	19	17	17	19	16	16	18	16	18	18	17	17
Chill °C (?)	19	21	17	19	22	23	24	26	24	21	20	18	17	20	16	20	17	16	19	19	17	18
Sunrise	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13
Sunset	-	6:22	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:14	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.8 S	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	14	13	12	9	11	11	10	18	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.3 NW	0.9 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.6 WSW	0.3 S	0.5 SW	0.3 S	0.2 W	0.2 SSW	0.8 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SW	-	-
Period (s)	15	19	14	6	18	13	13	13	12	11	16	14	14	9	11	12	18	18	19	10	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.5 SSE	1.7 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.2 SE	-	-	0.6 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.8 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSE	1.8 SSE	3.0 SE	2.5 SE	1.9 SSE	2.2 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.0 SSE
Period (s)	-	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	4	4	4	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	7

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	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	3219	2887	2667	2417	1999	1999	2254	2348	5089	5229	3828	3364	2736	2518	2191	1813	1449	1585
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- 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
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:42AM 1.67					5:01PM 1.31				5:10AM 1.60				5:33PM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)	10:32PM 0.52				10:51AM 0.22				10:59PM 0.59					11:20AM 0.30				11:31PM 0.67
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	17	16	15	15	19	21	20	18	17	16	16	16	19	25	22	23	23	21
Chill °C (?)	16	15	14	14	19	21	20	18	16	15	15	16	19	25	22	23	23	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSE	0.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15	15	15	19	18	14	14	14	14	6	14	18	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 SE	1.5 SE	1.3 SE	-	-	-	1.5 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.7 SE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SE	-	1.1 SE	-	0.8 SSE	1.2 SE
Period (s)	5	5	5	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	-	6	-	7	6