Cape Vidal Surf Break

Cape Vidal, South Africa Weather Observations

Lat Long: 28.13° S 32.56° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Vidal sea temperature is
25.1° C

2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Cape Vidal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Cape Vidal based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Cape Vidal right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Cape Vidal

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mbazwana Airfield

72 km N82 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 220°)
18.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Siyanda

89 km SSW9 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (11 kph from 274 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
25.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Makatini

89 km NW48 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 190°)
22.4 °C-
-

-

Richards Bay

90 km SSW8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mtunzini

124 km SSW100 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

Babanango

148 km SW1338 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 360°)
19.0 °C-
-

-

Mandini

161 km SSW79 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
19.0 °C-
-

-

Vryheid

177 km W1146 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 240°)
13.8 °C-
-

-

King Mswati Iii

214 km NW326 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SE
(11 km/h at 130°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Durban Shaka Airport

217 km SSW109 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 100 degs)
(9 km/h at 40°)
Q1031 °C0.0
0.0


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Cape Vidal and within an acceptable time window.

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