Extensions Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Extensions Surf Guide

Extensions in Cape Peninsula is an exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the east. Able to handle light onshore wind Groundswells are more common than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks peel to the right and there is right hand reef break too.. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for rocks.

Extensions Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Extensions:

The best conditions reported for surf at Extensions occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Extensions (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Extensions with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 47% of the time in January while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 16% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

47%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

37%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

16%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Extensions Location Map

Interactive Extensions surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Extensions is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 44 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Extensions is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 354 km (220 miles) away.

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Extensions Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 15:21 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Extensions

Current tide and informaton

For Black Rocks, 5 km from Extensions.

Next High Water: 05:55pm | 1.19m

Next Low Water: 11:55pm | 0.49m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Extensions Sea Temperature

The Extensions water temperature is reasonably warm (17.9 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite