Cape Vidal Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.13° S 32.56° E

Cape Vidal, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Vidal sea temperature is
23.2° C
1.5° 

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

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Siyanda

89 km SSW9 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 169°)
5
17.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Makatini

89 km NW48 m above sea level

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

-

Vryheid

177 km W1146 m above sea level

2 hours 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
clear-
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 360°)
Q1021 °C0.0
0.0


Durban Shaka Airport

217 km SSW109 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 060 degs)
(11 km/h at 30°)
Q1021 °C0.0
0.0


Mount Edgecombe

228 km SSW94 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20.4 °C-
-

-

SHIP6794

228 km SSW3 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
21.7 °C-
-


Maputo/Lourenço Marques Airport

245 km N182 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the E
(17 km/h at 80°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
few

Durban Intnl. Airport

263 km SSW14 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

* 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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