Van Riebeek Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.70° S 18.44° E

Van Riebeek, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Riebeek sea temperature is
13.3° C
2.1° 

Van Riebeek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Van Riebeek based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Van Riebeek right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Van Riebeek

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Robben Island

12 km S2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Plattekloof Glen wx

23 km SSE29 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 203°)
15
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town - Portnet

24 km S2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.7 °C-
-

-

Thornton wx

26 km SSE22 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 179°)
5
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

In memory of Patrice

26 km S400 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (9 kph from 307 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Observatory wx

26 km S19 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
15
light winds from the SW
(16 km/h at 226°)
30
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Molteno Reservior

26 km S97 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cape Town

31 km S70 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town International Airport

33 km SSE212 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.8 °C10.0
10.0
few
-
-

Shoebury Heights wx

34 km S624 m above sea level

21 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 55°)
0
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Van Riebeek and within an acceptable time window.

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