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(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Crons Surf Guide

Krans(Krons) in Cape Peninsula is a quite exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the east southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Crons Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	17.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Crons:

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

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

marchBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Crons with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 61% of the time in March while 33% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

61%

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

blown out

33%

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).

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Interactive Crons 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 Crons is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Crons is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 361 km (224 miles) away.

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Crons Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 13:03 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	WSW	SSW	SSW	S
Period (s)	12	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off

What does Crons look like?

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Credit: Gianluca de Gasparis Credit: Cuan Knox Credit: Cuan Knox Credit: Cuan Knox

Tides at Crons

Current tide and informaton

For Boneyards, 1 km from Crons.

Next High Water: 05:17pm | 1.26m

Next Low Water: 11:17pm | 0.41m

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Crons Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.5 °C) at Crons is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 14.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Crons

Surf stats for Crons, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Crons

Wind stats for Crons, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Crons Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 3 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.7
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:3.3
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.0
Crowds:2.7
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Gianluca from South Africa

“Cape Towns very own Keiki! Well not really but its the heaviest most consistent shore break you'll find in the area. On big days expect 4ft+ heavy barrels terminating onto very shallow sand banks. Ideal spot to practice barrel riding and falling into pits.”

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