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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	Fri		Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			Fri
	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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Sunset Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	5	7	3	4	4	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	1.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SE	1.6 S	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	19	13	12	19	16	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	13	8	11	11	11
Energy(?)	84	140	79	129	257	743	1022	4314	6227	4699	3325	1556	3136	2206	1059	669	1652	1198	1135	651	373	242
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:52PM	3:01AM		3:25PM	3:45AM		4:09PM 2:52PM	4:24AM		4:43PM	4:57AM		5:24PM		5:39AM	6:08PM		6:27AM		4:38AM	6:13PM	4:03AM
Low Tide / height (m)	8:45AM	8:50PM	9:20AM		9:33PM	10:01AM		10:11PM	10:36AM		10:44PM	11:16AM	8:50PM	11:26PM	11:58AM		12:11AM	12:47PM	12:34AM	10:34AM		1:32AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	20	20	22	19	17	19	17	18	21	17	19	22	18	18	24	19	23	22	20	20	21
Low °C	23	18	18	21	18	17	18	17	17	19	16	17	20	14	15	23	16	17	22	17	17	21
Chill °C (?)	24	20	20	22	19	16	18	16	17	21	16	18	22	17	18	24	18	23	22	20	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:00	-
Sunset	6:46	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:42	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:38	-	-	6:37
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 SSW	1.2 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	1.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 S	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	7	11	10	10	6	16	10	16	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	13	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SE	0.9 SW	0.4 SW	1.2 SW	-	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	0.1 W	0.7 SW	1.1 S	1.2 SSE	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	11	7	7	8	13	20	19	-	15	-	-	13	13	-	12	12	8	8	11	11	13	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.2 NNW	0.6 NW	0.9 WNW	-	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSE	1.4 SE	1.7 SSW	-	-	-	1.4 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.9 S	1.6 SE	2.1 SE	3.0 SE	-	-	0.7 S
Period (s)	-	2	3	4	-	12	11	7	6	6	-	-	-	5	6	7	7	8	8	-	-	7

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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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kreefte Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SW	1.4 SE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	7	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	19	13	13	13	13	12	12	11
Energy(?)	202	211	84	215	142	140	134	124	79	79	129	178	215	257	290	390	743	1148
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	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	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			2:46PM 1.59				3:07AM 2.00				3:25PM 1.66				3:38AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)	8:45AM 0.24				8:55PM 0.26				9:20AM -0.11				9:27PM -0.05				9:58AM -0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	24	23	19	20	19	18	17	20	21	21	18	19	18	18	17	17	19
Chill °C (?)	22	24	23	19	20	19	18	16	20	21	21	18	19	18	18	16	16	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	8	7	7	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	13	5	6	6	12	16	20
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.1 SW	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.5 SE	0.5 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	12	11	11	24	7	7	7	7	7	6	8	18	13	13	13	16	20	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 SE	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.6 NW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.3 WSW	-	-	1.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	-	7	-	-	-	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	-	-	6	7	12	11