Monwabisi Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.79° E

Monwabisi Strand, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Monwabisi Strand sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.8° 

Monwabisi Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Monwabisi Strand based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Monwabisi Strand right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Monwabisi Strand

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Somerset West

4 km NNE124 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the NNW
(13 km/h at 338°)
25
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town International Airport

22 km WNW212 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
30
moderate winds from the NNW
(28 km/h at 330°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
broken
-
-

Elgin Exp Farm

23 km ESE297 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 190°)
12.7 °C-
-

-

Thornton wx

30 km WNW22 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 20 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Plattekloof Glen wx

31 km WNW29 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 315°)
15
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Meadowridge wx

32 km WSW55 m above sea level

19 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town

34 km W70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 0°)
20
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Observatory wx

34 km W19 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the NNW
(8 km/h at 338°)
15
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Shoebury Heights wx

36 km W624 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 129°)
0
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town - Portnet

37 km W2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.7 °C-
-

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Monwabisi Strand and within an acceptable time window.

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