Beach Road surf break

Beach Road surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 11PM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)25ft (7.5m)13s
Evening (11 May)20ft (6.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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0
0
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7.5
W
13
6.5
W
13
6
W
13
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
13
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18425
14119
11167
9779
10073
5422
4826
3671
3319
2716
2386
1888
1825
2180
2318
2587
2739
2462
2168
1776
1569
1331
1049
943
Wind (km/h)
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
55
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:22PM1.27m
11:55AM1.18m
00:10AM1.39m
12:45PM1.29m
00:55AM1.50m
1:30PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.48m
5:51AM0.38m
5:54PM0.40m
6:38AM0.24m
6:43PM0.30m
7:21AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53
3
2
1
2
2
7
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
15
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
10
11
12
10
10
14
14
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
W
13
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
7441
5422
4826
3671
3319
2716
2386
1888
1825
2180
2318
2587
2739
2462
2168
1776
1569
1331
1049
943
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2713
2440
2366
2587
2017
1751
1637
1710
1760
1543
1438
1297
943
944
836
737
657
667
637
563
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
314
606
8
15
15
61
80
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7.5
W
13
6.5
W
13
6
W
13
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
13
Energy kJ
18425
14119
11167
9779
10073
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
9
9
6
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1002
1022
345
345
326
41
35
345
40
40
123
123
123
123
123
35
41
7
3
2
2
2
6
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
9
9
9
5
5
6
5
6
9
7
4
8
4
4
5
9
9
8
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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