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 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Clovelly Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Fish Hoek Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	3	1	2	1	1	4	5	3	4	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	2.4 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.1 S	1.5 S	1.0 SW	1.7 SSE	1.8 SE	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	10	10	10	12	13	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	11	7	6	12	14	13
Energy(?)	1121	579	258	226	80	47	1573	3759	3415	3624	4000	2925	1250	577	742	297	220	249	263	232	440	286
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:09PM	10:41AM		11:22PM	11:46AM		12:12AM	12:18PM	10:10PM	12:52AM	12:54PM		1:27AM	1:28PM		2:00AM		2:02PM		2:36PM	2:40AM
Low Tide / height (m)	4:12AM		5:24PM 4:14PM		5:25AM	6:12PM		6:09AM	6:49PM		6:50AM	7:22PM		7:25AM	7:53PM 4:12AM		7:59AM		9:30AM	7:28PM	6:45PM	9:56AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	22	22	19	19	20	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	22	19	17	20	18	18
Low °C	17	19	20	16	18	18	16	16	17	16	16	17	14	16	17	15	17	18	16	18	18	16
Chill °C (?)	18	22	22	19	18	20	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	22	18	15	20	17	17
Sunrise	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:43	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	2.4 SW	3.5 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	10	10	10	12	13	13	13	12	11	10	9	15	10	11	11	10	12	14	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 S	0.3 S	0.1 W	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.5 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	7	7	15	-	-	-	13	12	12	12	12	11	13	13	14	11	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.9 SSW	-	0.6 W	1.3 W	0.1 W	1.0 WNW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	1.3 SE	2.1 S	1.5 S	1.0 S	1.7 SSE	1.8 SE	1.2 S	0.6 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	4	6	11	4	12	12	-	-	-	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	-

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	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Clovelly Cape Town	Clovelly Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	8
Energy(?)	1584	1403	1234	1121	930	662	579	524	258	347	265	226	220	67	80	77	47	410
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			10:10PM 0.98				10:41AM 1.15					11:22PM 1.03				11:35AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)	4:14PM 0.57				4:20AM 0.82					5:24PM 0.51				5:19AM 0.54				6:12PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	18	18	18	17	17	19	22	23	22	19	18	17	18	18	19	19	18	17
Chill °C (?)	17	18	18	17	17	19	22	23	22	19	18	17	18	18	18	18	17	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-
Sunset	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.0 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 WSW	0.3 S	0.1 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	8	8	7	10	7	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 S	-	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	1.0 WNW	1.3 W	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	8	8	-	3	4	4	4	6	8