Cape Vidal Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.13° S 32.56° E

Cape Vidal, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Vidal sea temperature is
23.3°C
1.4° 

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

49 minutes ago
-
10
light winds from the SE
(9 km/h at 146°)
20
20.2 °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-
-

-

Durban Shaka Airport

217 km SSW109 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
cloudDry and cloudy
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 280°)
15 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken
overcast

Mount Edgecombe

228 km SSW94 m above sea level

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

-

Durban Intnl. Airport

263 km SSW14 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 230°)
19.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pietermaritzburg

269 km SSW702 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

Oribi Airport

270 km SSW721 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cedara

272 km SSW1153 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °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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