Little Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Little Bay Surf Guide

Little Bay in Western Cape is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rips and rocks.

Little Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	inconsistent	15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Little Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Little Bay 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 Little Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Little Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 40% of the time in April while 56% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

40%

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

blown out

56%

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 Little Bay Location Map

Interactive Little Bay 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 Little Bay is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Little Bay is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 345 km (214 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Little Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 19:35 Local Time

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

What does Little Bay look like?

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Credit: Dewald Credit: Dewald

Tides at Little Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Beach Road, 8 km from Little Bay.

Next High Water: 05:24am | 1.24m

Next Low Water: 11:18pm | 0.41m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Little Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.7 °C) at Little Bay 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*: 15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite