Cape Town Surf

Cape Town Surf Forecast

Detailed Cape Town surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Cape Town. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Cape Town. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Cape Town over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Cape Town and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Cape Town Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Cape Town Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Cape Town Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Cape Town Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Cape Town Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Cape Town Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Cape Town Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Cape Town Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Cape Town Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

Cape Town Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Cape Town Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Cape Town coastline are also listed below.

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	Fri	Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Kreefte Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.2 SSE	1.3 SW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SE	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	13	11	11	7	13	12	8	12	11	7	11	10	15	14
Energy	1945	1249	960	827	743	655	556	807	1040	1100	939	511	743	695	1009	807	544	328	375	202	521	636
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	on	off	on	on	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:22AM 1.39		2:52PM 1.34	3:02AM 1.63		3:25PM 1.35	3:33AM 1.61		3:59PM 1.34	4:05AM 1.58		4:34PM 1.33	4:40AM 1.34		5:10PM 1.30		5:15AM 1.26	5:49PM 1.27		5:53AM 1.21	6:32PM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)	8:21PM 0.34	8:44AM 0.20		8:54PM 0.57	9:16AM 0.43		9:27PM 0.57	9:46AM 0.43		10:00PM 0.59	10:17AM 0.44		10:35PM 0.35	10:55AM 0.26		11:14PM 0.40	11:29AM 0.30		11:53PM 0.44	12:06PM 0.35		12:41AM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	17	16	18	20	17	18	20	17	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	16	13	14	17	14
Low °C	14	14	17	15	16	18	16	16	19	15	16	15	12	14	14	12	12	15	12	12	17	13
Chill °C (?)	16	15	17	16	18	20	17	18	20	17	15	14	12	11	11	10	12	14	11	13	16	12
Sunrise	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	13	11	11	10	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSE	-	0.1 NW	0.2 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.9 SSE	0.5 S	0.1 S	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	-	12	14	7	12	13	10	11	10	12	11	10	10	8	7	11	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.5 SE	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 S	1.6 S	1.7 SSE	1.5 SE	2.2 SSE	1.5 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.6 SE	1.1 SE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	7	6	8	8	8	7	7	-	-	-

	Friday 29			Saturday 30								Sunday 31								Monday 01
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Energy	3152	2549	2248	1945	1806	1521	1249	1059	960	672	672	827	812	923	743	535	655	604	597	556	542	604
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	2:19PM 1.31				2:22AM 1.39				2:52PM 1.34				3:02AM 1.63				3:25PM 1.35				3:33AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)			8:21PM 0.34				8:44AM 0.20				8:55PM 0.32				9:16AM 0.43				9:28PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	16	15	14	14	16	16	17	15	15	16	16	16	18	20	18	17	17	17	16	16
Chill °C (?)	15	16	16	15	13	13	15	15	17	14	15	16	16	16	18	20	18	17	17	17	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41
Sunset	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	12	12	12	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 29	Saturday 30
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy	3355	3005	3152	2679	2549	2549	2376	2376	2248	2214	2094	1945	1945	1806	1806	1671	1545	1521	1497	1269	1249	1163
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:19PM 1.31												2:22AM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)							8:21PM 0.34												8:44AM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	17	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16
Chill °C (?)	13	17	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SE	-	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-