Beach Road surf break

Beach Road surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST
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Beach Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Beach Road sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Beach Road today?

The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 8PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (24 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
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3
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4
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5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
1.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
651
711
1398
1661
1990
2323
2554
2764
2816
2591
2265
2146
1891
1700
1458
1299
1201
1237
1032
1752
1803
1939
2019
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:20AM1.08m
10:47PM1.27m
11:29AM1.11m
11:43PM1.30m
12:24PM1.16m
00:30AM1.33m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.48m
5:26AM0.40m
5:28PM0.47m
6:20AM0.35m
6:22PM0.44m
7:02AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
Temp °C
16
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
15
15
16
16
15
18
17
15
16
17
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
590
651
711
1398
1661
1990
2323
2554
2764
2816
2591
2265
2146
1891
1700
1458
1299
1201
1237
1032
1752
1803
1939
1752
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
22
0.7
SW
20
1.8
SW
18
Energy kJ
219
181
376
3
2
2
2
2
11
11
10
10
71
349
503
19
404
2019
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
40
19
6
2
2
2
2
2
35
19
0
2
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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