Captains Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.71° S 18.44° E

Captains, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Captains sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.6° 

Captains 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 Captains 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 Captains right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Captains

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Robben Island

12 km S2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

SHIP6781

22 km SSE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
14.8 °C-
-


SHIP746

22 km SSE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
14.8 °C-
-


Plattekloof Glen wx

22 km SSE29 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town - Portnet

23 km S2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.7 °C-
-

-

Thornton wx

25 km SSE22 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 175°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

In memory of Patrice

25 km S400 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
wind obs. (19 kph from 42 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Observatory wx

25 km S19 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 191°)
10
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Molteno Reservior

25 km S97 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.8 °C-
-

-

Cape Town

30 km S70 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
11 °C-
-
-
-
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 Captains and within an acceptable time window.

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