Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 18.86° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) sea temperature is

17.2°C

Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

Table - waves today at Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	324	319	282	277	182	268	303	239	192	185	202	191	128	290	437	518	716	706	600	473	473	405	379
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide						6:00PM1.36m				6:38AM1.29m				7:05PM1.21m				7:54AM1.21m					8:33PM1.10m
Low Tide				11:47AM0.30m				00:18AM0.31m				12:52PM0.43m				1:27AM0.43m					2:27PM0.51m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	21	25	23	22	19	18	18	17	19	22	21	19	17	16	16	16	16	19	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	15	18	21	19	19	17	16	17	16	18	20	19	17	16	14	14	14	14	15	14	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	324	319	282	277	182	268	303	239	192	185	202	191	128	290	437	518	716	706	600	473	473	405	379
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	WSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 10	SW 10	E 9	E 10	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 11
kJ	3	25	57	76	133	60	87	48	47	39	23	3	39	25	2	2	72	72	71	71	8	8	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 12	SW 15	—	—	—	SE 10	—	ESE 10	SE 10	—	SW 16	SSW 14	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	—	—	SE 13
kJ	—	3	226	—	—	—	25	—	37	24	—	10	81	3	17	18	9	9	9	8	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4
kJ	42	42	34	54	34	28	21	17	17	11	18	39	42	58	58	46	34	25	21	40	45	40	28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	3	3	1	3	3	2	3	4	2
Distance (km)	5	5	182	300	300	63	5	5	6	5	182	300	300	236	36	49	0	19	19	300	279	36	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Captains	Beach Road					Strand (Pipe)	Captains	Captains	Captains					Long Beach	Long Beach	Kamer Van	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	3	3					2	3	3	3					3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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