Horse Trails Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Cape Town, South Africa)
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Horse Trails Spot ID
Type: sandbar
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind ENE
Sea Temperature Today is: 16.2 °C
| Friday 18 | ||||
| 11AM | 2PM | 5PM | 8PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SW |
 SW |
 WSW |
WSW |
| Period (s) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross | cross |
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Horse Trails in Western Cape is a reasonably exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the optimum conditions. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of rocks in the line up.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Beach Road, 5 km from Horse Trails.
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Horse Trails Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At RobbenIsland, 7 km from Horse Trails.
calm km/h | Air temperature 22.2 °C |
Overall Horse Trails Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Horse Trails: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Cape Town surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Horse Trails
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Horse Trails:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break1 mi
- Fourth closest break1 mi
- Fifth closest break1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Horse Trails:
- Closest wave buoy3914 mi
- Second closest wave buoy5108 mi
- Third closest wave buoy5148 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy5180 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy5268 mi
Tide stations nearest to Horse Trails:
- Closest tide station9 mi
- Second closest tide station23 mi
- Third closest tide station60 mi
- Fourth closest tide station63 mi
- Fifth closest tide station214 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Horse Trails:
- Closest ski area75 mi
- Second closest ski area594 mi
- Third closest ski areaAfri-Ski (Lesotho)696 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaCerro Castor (Argentina)4277 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaCerro Mirador (Chile)4434 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Horse Trails:
- Closest city location11 mi
- Second closest city location14 mi
- Third closest city location25 mi
- Fourth closest city location26 mi
- Fifth closest city location42 mi
Airports
- The nearest passenger airport to Horse Trails is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 25 km (16 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Horse Trails is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 347 km (216 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Horse Trails, Cape Town. Use the tab navigation above to view Horse Trails sea temperature, Horse Trails photographs, Horse Trails detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Horse Trails webcams, current wind from Cape Town live weather stations and Horse Trails tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Horse Trails.
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