Moonlight Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Overberg, South Africa)

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Moonlight Bay Surf Guide

Moonlight Bay in Boland and Southern Cape is a reasonably exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. A right hand reef. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

Moonlight Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	5	inconsistent	17.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Moonlight Bay:

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

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

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Moonlight Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 67% of the time in January while 26% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

67%

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

blown out

26%

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 Moonlight Bay Location Map

Interactive Moonlight 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 Moonlight Bay is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 43 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Moonlight Bay is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 321 km (199 miles) away.

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Moonlight Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 21:38 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	S	WSW	WSW	SW
Period (s)	12	9	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	cross- on

Tides at Moonlight Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Paranoia, 1 km from Moonlight Bay.

Next High Water: 04:49am | 1.34m

Next Low Water: 10:44pm | 0.34m

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

The Moonlight Bay water temperature is reasonably warm (17.5 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

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 Moonlight Bay

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

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Wind History at Moonlight Bay

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

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Moonlight Bay Reviews:

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