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Crayfish Factory Surf Guide

Crayfish Factory in Cape Peninsula is an exposed reef break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is a right hand reef break. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include sharks,kelp and rocks.

Crayfish Factory Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	rarely breaks	16.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Crayfish Factory:

The best conditions reported for surf at Crayfish Factory occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Crayfish Factory (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Crayfish Factory with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 23% of the time in May while 76% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

23%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

76%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Crayfish Factory Location Map

Interactive Crayfish Factory surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Crayfish Factory is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 32 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Crayfish Factory is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 359 km (223 miles) away.

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Crayfish Factory Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 20:35 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09			Wed
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross

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Tides at Crayfish Factory

Current tide and informaton

For Boneyards, 6 km from Crayfish Factory.

Next High Water: 10:19pm | 1.29m

Next Low Water: 04:54am | 0.37m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Crayfish Factory Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.1 °C) at Crayfish Factory is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.