Moonlight Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.31° S 18.82° E

Moonlight Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Moonlight Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Moonlight Bay today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Moonlight Bay at 7PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
3
4
3
3
2
1
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2
!
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
3.5
SW
12
2.3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1911
2360
2368
2274
1960
1621
1349
1161
1144
1824
2356
2290
1932
1659
1527
1524
3111
1547
3077
1338
1190
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:49AM1.06m
10:22PM1.21m
11:32AM1.10m
11:56PM1.26m
12:50PM1.23m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.55m
5:10AM0.44m
5:37PM0.52m
6:34AM0.34m
6:58PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
14
16
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
12
12
10
10
11
9
9
10
12
9
10
7
9
6
3
3
5
4
5
5
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