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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 am Monday 27 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
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 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | |
2604 | 3154 | 3040 | 1748 | 1161 | 1044 | 745 | 682 | 663 | 689 | 676 | 663 | 663 | 736 | 795 | 765 | 710 | 604 | 528 | 519 | 475 | 875 | 437 | 466 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.25m | 1:10AM1.42m | 1:38PM1.32m | 1:45AM1.47m | 2:12PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.29m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:36AM0.21m | 7:39PM0.28m | 8:08AM0.15m | 8:13PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 6 | 3154 | 3040 | 1748 | 1161 | 834 | 745 | 682 | 663 | 689 | 676 | 663 | 663 | 260 | 226 | 765 | 710 | 604 | 528 | 519 | 475 | 410 | 437 | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 951 | 857 | 1044 | 689 | 599 | 467 | 385 | 335 | 304 | 304 | 50 | 46 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 204 | 177 | 147 | 150 | 279 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 74 | 127 | 187 | 202 | 8 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 736 | 795 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 875 | 47 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1038 | 1207 | 123 | 45 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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