Beach Road surf break

Beach Road surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SSE
12
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
2
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
625
456
456
302
351
483
494
527
314
432
208
361
2432
3378
3406
3066
2725
2067
1874
1817
1568
1576
1805
2027
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
off
off
cross-off
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
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:45AM1.47m
2:12PM1.37m
2:17AM1.50m
2:43PM1.41m
2:47AM1.51m
3:12PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.15m
8:13PM0.24m
8:38AM0.12m
8:44PM0.22m
9:07AM0.11m
9:14PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:07
6:07
6:06
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
18
17
15
14
14
13
13
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
17
17
16
15
12
11
10
12
15
13
11
12
11
11
10
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
10
10
11
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
0.9
SW
10
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
2
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
625
456
456
302
351
150
494
527
314
224
191
361
2432
3378
3406
3066
2725
2067
1874
1817
1568
1576
1805
2027
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.8
SW
13
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
273
275
213
196
173
202
265
224
195
166
208
103
69
25
13
49
31
23
4
11
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.1
S
9
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
21
21
102
128
187
8
8
66
85
65
2
146
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
12
1.4
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.5
NNW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
4
Energy kJ
483
60
55
47
432
102
39
5
22
53
33
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
403
19
0
0
0
0
76
45
45
7
3
2
2
10
175
197
325
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
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