Muizenberg surf break

Muizenberg surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Muizenberg sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Muizenberg today?

The current surf forecast for Muizenberg at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121211111111111111111214121212111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)769623527471409409309376357350350309304273273233254104810421661175316851814725
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
SSW
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.97
11:33AM
1.09
12:36AM
1.03
12:39PM
1.14
1:27AM
1.11
1:29PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
0.56
5:17AM
0.65
6:24PM
0.51
6:36AM
0.60
7:17PM
0.44
7:29AM
0.52
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:48-------5:48--
Sunset-8:00-------8:00-------8:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------2-----
Temp. °C212019191919212121201919192022232322191717171818
Feels °C (?)191818181919201918181718192121212121161110101111
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