Beach Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.73° S 18.44° E

Issued: 7 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Beach Road sea temperature is

14.0° C

Beach Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Beach Road today (08 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 12AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7			Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1429	1583	1846	1942	1817	1789	1535	1265	1325	3311	3062	3093	2119	3104	2734	2655	1972	2507	2713	2713	2713	2627	2423	2310
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	S	SW	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			8:20PM1.31m				9:01AM1.10m				9:26PM1.29m				10:21AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m
Low Tide					2:50AM0.40m				2:52PM0.47m				4:03AM0.39m				4:12PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	17	16	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	14
Feels °C	16	15	15	16	14	14	15	16	14	11	9	8	8	9	9	11	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1429	1583	1846	1942	1817	1789	1535	1265	1325	3311	3062	3093	2119	3104	2734	2655	1972	2507	2713	2713	2713	2627	2423	2310
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14
kJ	146	112	190	188	470	528	781	1172	1039	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	905	340	16	37	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 22	SW 21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	73	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	SSE 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	450	—	—	55	99	86	74	72	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	13	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	123	21	76	19	6	19	6	20	343	19	3	3	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Sections	The Hoek	Dungeons	Dungeons	Dungeons	Dungeons	Dungeons	Kamer Van		The Hoek		Sollys	Kamer Van	Sollys	Kamer Van	Sollys		Sollys	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kamer Van
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		5		5	4	5	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	6	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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