Muizenberg surf break

Muizenberg surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 SAST
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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 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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
Monday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1112117121212777777712121212122018171615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6739724184192892612392332153525284663412972872872322282284957609751057930
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
3:39AM
0.63
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:45-------5:46-------5:46
Sunset---8:00-------8:00-------8:00----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020191818181824252524212020212424222121212122
Feels °C (?)141313111112131521212019171718202322191820212222
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