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Muizenberg surf break

Muizenberg surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 SAST
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Today's Muizenberg sea temperature is
19.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Muizenberg today?

The current surf forecast for Muizenberg at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101099101010910101010111212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226222164161107768476130130196299416499148113951794182416521462134411381125964
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
1.29
2:42AM
1.29
2:45PM
1.36
3:15AM
1.38
3:18PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.27
8:46AM
0.36
9:05PM
0.19
9:20AM
0.29
9:35PM
0.14
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:50-------5:50-------5:52------
Sunset-----8:00------7:59-------7:59---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171818181818181717182021212019181818181817171717
Feels °C (?)121413131313141415171817161615131314141311111111
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