Beach Road surf break

Beach Road surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.5
WNW
13
1.2
SW
13
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
4
WSW
8
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
6.5
W
11
7
W
12
7
W
13
7
W
13
6.5
W
13
6
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1143
985
560
870
700
680
590
2515
501
836
948
2086
5338
7027
7175
6904
6330
3835
10274
13714
15745
15336
14217
12185
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
N
40
N
35
NNW
40
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
55
W
55
W
45
W
35
W
30
WNW
40
NNW
60
NNW
65
NW
60
NW
60
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:06AM1.01m
9:10PM1.09m
9:38AM1.01m
10:24PM1.16m
10:56AM1.08m
11:22PM1.27m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.54m
3:35AM0.61m
3:47PM0.54m
4:54AM0.51m
4:58PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:57
5:55
3
7
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
4
8
7
6
4
2
2
Temp °C
14
13
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
14
16
17
18
18
18
18
12
11
12
12
11
10
8
8
6
8
5
2
2
4
5
7
4
3
4
7
9
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.3
SSE
12
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
5.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1143
985
560
870
700
680
590
28
501
555
725
12
31
18
18
6904
6330
3835
14
17
9677
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.9
SW
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
9
2.5
NW
10
Energy kJ
34
33
350
89
56
52
29
69
28
14
13
18
8
7
40
1179
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
71
67
22
2
2
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.5
NNW
5
2.5
WNW
13
2
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
4
WSW
8
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
4
NW
8
6.5
W
11
7
W
12
7
W
13
7
W
13
6.5
W
13
6
W
13
Energy kJ
2
12
42
119
2515
439
836
948
2086
5338
7027
7175
1949
10274
13714
15745
15336
14217
12185
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
5
2
4
1
1
4
4
3
5
4
6
Distance (km)
1
3
10
41
41
85
85
85
364
364
382
457
593
600
1044
934
364
364
887
1002
992
458
326
326
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
3
3
2
9
5
4
3
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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