Sunset Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Sunset Surf Guide

Sunset in Cape Peninsula is an exposed reef/bombora break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A choice of left and right reefs. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Rocks are a hazard.

Sunset Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef/bombora	3	rarely breaks	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sunset:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sunset occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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16 Day Forecast

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

marchBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Sunset with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 61% of the time in March while 33% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

61%

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

blown out

33%

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

too small

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

Explore Sunset Location Map

Interactive Sunset 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 Sunset is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Sunset is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 360 km (224 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sunset Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 15:03 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Sunset look like?

Latest photos from Sunset. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Gianluca de Gasparis Credit: Gianluca de Gasparis

Tides at Sunset

Current tide and informaton

For Boneyards, 2 km from Sunset.

Next High Water: 05:56pm | 1.19m

Next Low Water: 11:55pm | 0.5m

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Sunset Sea Temperature

The Sunset water temperature is reasonably warm (17.6 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

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