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Wave Buoys added.Wavebuoy data has been added to the site. Using the menus, live wave observations can be displayed on the animated surf maps. Click on the symbols to visit pages for each wavebuoy to see the detailed recent history of observations as well as a summary of observations over the past 5 days. The nearest 5 wave buoys are also listed on the description page for each surf report. Here are links to all buoy pages

Sunset Beach, South Africa, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Sunset Beach in Western Cape is a fairly exposed beach break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of locals and sharks.
Sunset Beach break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for Sunset Beach, Western Cape. Use the tab navigation above to view Sunset Beach sea temperature, Sunset Beach photographs, Sunset Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Sunset Beach webcams, current wind from Western Cape live weather stations and Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Western Cape surf breaks near to Sunset Beach to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sunset Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Big Bay 1 mi
Second closest break Little Bay 1 mi
Third closest break Milnerton 2 mi
Fourth closest break Kamer Van 2 mi
Fifth closest break Eerste Steen 4 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Sunset Beach:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 3922 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5293 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5351 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 5424 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5636 mi

Tide stations nearest to Sunset Beach:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 787 mi
Second closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2933 mi
Third closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 2976 mi
Fourth closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2984 mi
Fifth closest tide station Leith Harbor, South Georgia 3001 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Sunset Beach:

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 594 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 594 mi
Third closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 697 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4286 mi
Fifth closest ski area Cerro Mirador (Chile) 4443 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Sunset Beach:

Closest city location Robben Island (South Africa) 6 mi
Second closest city location Cape Town (South Africa) 7 mi
Third closest city location Bellville (South Africa) 11 mi
Fourth closest city location Atlantis (South Africa) 17 mi
Fifth closest city location Khayelitsa (South Africa) 19 mi