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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 pm Monday 04 May 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 15 | |
1581 | 1624 | 1574 | 1384 | 1338 | 1455 | 1455 | 1455 | 1293 | 1496 | 1264 | 1886 | 1724 | 1276 | 1037 | 900 | 1009 | 957 | 838 | 632 | 461 | 342 | 265 | 217 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.33m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:18PM1.26m | 5:24AM1.24m | 5:57PM1.19m | 6:02AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:45PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:18PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:56PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 |
 kJ | 1581 | 1624 | 1574 | 1384 | 1338 | 1455 | 1455 | 1455 | 1293 | 1496 | 1220 | 1886 | 1724 | 1276 | 1037 | 446 | 285 | 362 | 323 | 257 | 357 | 295 | 209 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 202 | 195 | 192 | 145 | 135 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 93 | 759 | 1264 | 669 | 625 | 583 | 488 | 314 | 309 | 167 | 117 | 83 | 31 | 69 | 102 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 80 | 80 | 130 | 264 | 208 | 232 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 900 | 1009 | 957 | 838 | 632 | 461 | 342 | 265 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 157 | 159 | 593 | 159 | 660 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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