Muizenberg surf break

Muizenberg surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Muizenberg sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Muizenberg Wave Watchers: Surf Webcam


How big are the waves at Muizenberg today?

The current surf forecast for Muizenberg at 11AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.3
WSW
2.2
SSE
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1112111211712121277777771212121212201817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1126670673972418419289261239233215352528466341297287287232228228495760975
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
1.34
7:37PM
1.10
8:04AM
1.24
8:34PM
1.01
9:00AM
1.15
9:50PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
0.42
1:34AM
0.45
2:36PM
0.50
2:25AM
0.56
3:45PM
0.55
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:43-------5:45-------5:46------
Sunset-----8:00-------8:00-------8:00--
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191920202019191818182425252321202021242422212121
Feels °C (?)161414131311131213142121201817171820232320181920
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