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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 Sunday 17 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | |
440 | 799 | 743 | 817 | 793 | 837 | 850 | 889 | 969 | 1042 | 929 | 796 | 722 | 656 | 676 | 1072 | 851 | 697 | 572 | 603 | 702 | 643 | 322 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.54m | 3:55AM1.62m | 4:28PM1.52m | 4:43AM1.54m | 5:17PM1.46m | 5:35AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM-0.05m | 9:45PM0.10m | 10:15AM-0.00m | 10:34PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.07m | 11:26PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 440 | 799 | 743 | 817 | 793 | 837 | 850 | 889 | 969 | 1042 | 929 | 796 | 722 | 640 | 624 | 650 | 614 | 431 | 388 | 347 | 405 | 370 | 322 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 185 | 185 | — | — | 100 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 50 | 33 | 27 | — | 11 | — | 5 | 536 | 528 | 451 | 414 | 408 | 330 | 260 | 230 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 193 | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 32 | 448 | 100 | 97 | 89 | 92 | 96 | 80 | 112 | 249 | 453 | 555 | 656 | 676 | 1072 | 851 | 697 | 572 | 603 | 702 | 643 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 76 | 123 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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