Muizenberg surf break

Muizenberg surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 SAST
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Today's Muizenberg sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Muizenberg today?

The current surf forecast for Muizenberg at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SE
1.7
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)127777777888888881414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202223339352289223183160164169215306233374117868297120175170202190187
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
1.49
5:28AM
1.62
5:48PM
1.41
6:05AM
1.53
6:29PM
1.30
6:48AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.05
11:13PM
0.08
11:44AM
0.10
11:47PM
0.16
12:24PM
0.19
12:27AM
0.28
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--7:34-------7:31-------7:30-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323242221212123252525242119192224232119191818
Feels °C (?)232121222121222123252526262219182223222320191818
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