Beach Road surf break

Beach Road surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Beach Road today?

The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 May)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (27 May)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1859
2288
1915
6730
7400
7146
6144
5562
5220
5596
6346
6589
6775
6419
6168
5488
5186
4572
4078
3675
3206
3005
2817
2504
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM1.33m
1:07PM1.22m
1:10AM1.35m
1:45PM1.27m
1:47AM1.37m
2:19PM1.31m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.29m
7:06PM0.40m
7:38AM0.25m
7:45PM0.37m
8:11AM0.22m
8:21PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:45
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
1859
2288
1915
6730
7400
7146
6144
5562
5220
5596
6346
6589
6775
6419
6168
5488
5186
4572
4078
3675
3206
3005
2817
2504
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.7
WSW
17
Energy kJ
815
1817
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
3
35
35
35
35
35
3
10
10
35
35
35
7
7
7
7
7
56
7
7
7
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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