Surf-Forecast | Paranoia Surf Guide

Paranoia Surf Guide

Paranoia in Boland and Southern Cape is a fairly exposed beach and point break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves and in addition, there is also a left hand point break. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Paranoia Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	5	fairly consistent	15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Paranoia:

The best conditions reported for surf at Paranoia occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Paranoia with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 67% of the time in January while 26% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

67%

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

blown out

26%

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 Paranoia Location Map

Interactive Paranoia 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 Paranoia is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 42 km (26 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Paranoia is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 321 km (199 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Paranoia Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 13:36 Local Time

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

Tides at Paranoia

Current tide and informaton

For Paranoia, 0 km from Paranoia.

Next High Water: 10:19pm | 1.31m

Next Low Water: 03:47pm | 0.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Paranoia Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.8 °C) at Paranoia is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite