Kalk Bay Reef surf break

Kalk Bay Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 SAST
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Kalk Bay Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kalk Bay Reef sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 2km away, Muizenberg Wave Watchers: Surf Webcam


How big are the waves at Kalk Bay Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Kalk Bay Reef at 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (07 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Kalk Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
WSW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
1.7
S
1.6
SSW
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)11910111111121212121212121212121211111111131210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5955771020147318342204267928752765248121441825147513741280974146512701655168512649716921345
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
5
S
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
1.42
5:56AM
1.52
6:09PM
1.31
6:36AM
1.44
6:51PM
1.20
7:18AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.13
12:12PM
0.24
12:15AM
0.23
12:56PM
0.33
12:53AM
0.34
1:42PM
0.42
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:43-------5:43--
Sunset-8:00-------8:00-------8:00------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221201919191919181818181820212221191919192020
Feels °C (?)212322191716161515141518171617182120171817151413
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