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Captains, South Africa, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Captains in Western Cape is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. It very rarely gets crowded here. Submerged rocks are a hazard.
Captains break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for Captains, Western Cape. Use the tab navigation above to view Captains sea temperature, Captains photographs, Captains detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Captains webcams, current wind from Western Cape live weather stations and Captains tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Captains. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Western Cape surf breaks near to Captains to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

Captains Location Map

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Use this relief map to navigate to Western Cape surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Captains

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Captains:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Beach Road 2 mi
Second closest break Holbaai 2 mi
Third closest break Haakgat 2 mi
Fourth closest break Derde Steen 3 mi
Fifth closest break Tweede Steen 4 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Captains:

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 594 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 594 mi
Third closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 695 mi
Fourth closest ski area See (Austria) 3578 mi
Fifth closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4284 mi

Tide stations nearest to Captains:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 787 mi
Second closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2941 mi
Third closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 2981 mi
Fourth closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2991 mi
Fifth closest tide station Leith Harbor, South Georgia 3005 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Captains:

Closest city location Robben Island (South Africa) 7 mi
Second closest city location Atlantis (South Africa) 10 mi
Third closest city location Cape Town (South Africa) 15 mi
Fourth closest city location Bellville (South Africa) 17 mi
Fifth closest city location Malmesbury (South Africa) 23 mi