Pringle Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Pringle Bay Surf Guide

Pringle Bay in Boland and Southern Cape is a sheltered beach and point break that has pretty consitent surf Offshore winds are from the southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers and in addition, there is also a left hand point break. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.

Pringle Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	3	fairly consistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pringle Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pringle Bay occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Pringle Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Pringle Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 52% of the time in January while 17% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 31% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

52%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

17%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

31%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pringle Bay Location Map

Interactive Pringle Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Pringle Bay is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 47 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Pringle Bay is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 320 km (199 miles) away.

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Pringle Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 03:15 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	11	11	11	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

What does Pringle Bay look like?

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Credit: choppy Credit: Craig Goldswain Credit: Steffan Sonntag Credit: Hubert Loubser

Tides at Pringle Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Paranoia, 5 km from Pringle Bay.

Next High Water: 06:00am | 1.17m

Next Low Water: 12:17pm | 0.44m

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Pringle Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.6 °C) at Pringle Bay is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite