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Beach Road Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Beach Road surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Beach Road today?
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | |
302 | 351 | 418 | 494 | 466 | 320 | 224 | 208 | 361 | 2432 | 3378 | 3622 | 3257 | 2725 | 2067 | 1874 | 1817 | 1767 | 1860 | 1913 | 1881 | 2233 | 2204 | 1983 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.37m | 2:17AM1.50m | 2:43PM1.41m | 2:47AM1.51m | 3:12PM1.42m | 3:17AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.15m | 8:13PM0.24m | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.22m | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:14PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 302 | 351 | 150 | 494 | 466 | 320 | 224 | 191 | 361 | 2432 | 3378 | 3622 | 3257 | 2725 | 2067 | 1874 | 1817 | 1767 | 1860 | 1913 | 1881 | 2233 | 2204 | 1983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | — | W 21 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 196 | 173 | 202 | 265 | 224 | 195 | 166 | 208 | 101 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 128 | 187 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 85 | 150 | 2 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 418 | 34 | 37 | 55 | 53 | 126 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 35 | 54 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 403 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 45 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 175 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 157 | 157 | 85 | 85 |
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