Holbaai Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Holbaai Surf Guide

Holbaai in Western Cape is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Holbaai Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Holbaai:

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

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

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Holbaai with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in July while 64% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

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

blown out

64%

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

too small

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

Explore Holbaai Location Map

Interactive Holbaai 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 Holbaai is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Holbaai is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 347 km (216 miles) away.

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Holbaai Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:25 Local Time

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

Tides at Holbaai

Current tide and informaton

For Beach Road, 1 km from Holbaai.

Next High Water: 05:24am | 1.24m

Next Low Water: 11:38am | 0.36m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Holbaai Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.5 °C) at Holbaai is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite