Gordons Bay Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Gordons Bay Harbour Surf Guide

Gordons Bay Harbour in Cape Peninsula is a sheltered reef break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. A left hand reef. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of sharks,.

Gordons Bay Harbour Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	inconsistent	17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Gordons Bay Harbour:

The best conditions reported for surf at Gordons Bay Harbour occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Gordons Bay Harbour with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in March while 2% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 96% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

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

too small

96%

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

Explore Gordons Bay Harbour Location Map

Interactive Gordons Bay Harbour 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 Gordons Bay Harbour is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Gordons Bay Harbour is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 317 km (197 miles) away.

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Gordons Bay Harbour Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:09 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Gordons Bay Harbour look like?

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Credit: Jason Gray Credit: Charl de Waal

Tides at Gordons Bay Harbour

Current tide and informaton

For Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay), 3 km from Gordons Bay Harbour.

Next High Water: 05:53pm | 1.21m

Next Low Water: 11:53pm | 0.49m

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Gordons Bay Harbour Sea Temperature

The Gordons Bay Harbour water temperature is reasonably warm (17.8 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite