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Muizenberg surf break

Muizenberg surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 SAST
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Today's Muizenberg sea temperature is
19.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Muizenberg today?

The current surf forecast for Muizenberg at 1PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SE
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)666777131312121277712121313131515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2312532693735784503883763413303303533723042513413763824849491162141217161900
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
50
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
1.46
4:49AM
1.54
4:56PM
1.44
5:21AM
1.55
5:31PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
0.20
10:34PM
0.09
10:57AM
0.19
11:04PM
0.10
11:31AM
0.19
11:36PM
0.14
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:56------
Sunset----7:58-------7:58-------7:58---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181822222322191817182121202020191919202121191818
Feels °C (?)121216151515141414151716141416161717171919161515
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