Cape Town Surf

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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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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	Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	3	0	2	0	0	4	5	0	4	3	0	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.6 SW	2.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	16	15	14	13	12	12	11	10
Energy(?)	2191	2462	2848	1250	2126	2419	853	1579	951	618	762	436	176	320	3254	1713	2350	1498	435	585	360	165
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:43AM 1.50		10:47PM 1.33	11:13AM 1.23		12:17AM 1.13	12:35PM 1.29		1:25AM 1.26	1:38PM 1.39		2:16AM 1.42		2:29PM 1.48	3:00AM 1.52		3:13PM 1.56	3:39AM 1.61		3:58PM 1.80	4:16AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)		4:35PM 0.71	4:55AM 0.79		5:59PM 0.40		6:22AM 0.47	7:11PM 0.29		7:32AM 0.34		8:05PM 0.18	8:26AM 0.23		8:48PM 0.08	9:11AM 0.13		9:27PM 0.02	9:51AM 0.07		10:03PM 0.00	10:29AM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	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	20	22	19	19	22	18	22	26	22	22	22	21	21	24	20	22	25	21	24	25	24	23
Low °C	20	22	18	19	21	18	18	24	20	20	21	20	20	23	19	19	24	20	21	24	22	22
Chill °C (?)	20	22	19	19	22	17	22	26	22	22	22	21	21	24	19	22	25	21	24	25	24	23
Sunrise	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07
Sunset	-	7:53	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:51	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.6 SW	2.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	16	15	14	13	12	12	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 E	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	-	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	9	11	11	-	13	13	13	13	12	11	-	9	-	-	-	-	15	16	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	1.1 S	1.5 SE	1.1 SE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.6 SE	0.7 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SSE	0.8 S	1.3 SSE	0.7 SSE	1.2 S	1.0 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.0 S	1.3 SSE	0.7 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	7	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	4

	Mon	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	2	4	4	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	1600	1623	1670	1860	1552	2553	2943	3036	3131	2540	2540	2540	2540	1259	1306	1174	1134	2654	2313	1883	1860	871
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	9:08PM 1.34				9:35AM 1.23				10:43PM 1.05					11:12AM 1.22				12:17AM 1.14				12:36PM 1.29
Low Tide / height (m)			3:10AM 0.76				4:22PM 0.45				4:43AM 0.54					5:59PM 0.40				6:29AM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	19	20	22	20	20	20	19	18	18	19	20	20	19	19	17	17	17	18	21	22
Chill °C (?)	20	20	19	20	22	20	20	20	19	18	18	19	20	20	18	18	16	16	17	18	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.1 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	14	12	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.8 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.5 SE	1.3 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6

	Monday 26	Tuesday 27
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	2	4	4	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Energy(?)	1730	1703	1600	1670	1188	1824	1795	1902	1871	1665	1665	1969	1969	1106	1024	1120	1042	1971	2118	2462	2943	1245
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		9:08PM 1.34												9:35AM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)							2:56AM 0.51														4:22PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	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	21	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	18	18	19	20	21	21	21	23	22	22	21	20	20
Chill °C (?)	21	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	18	18	19	20	21	21	21	23	22	22	21	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	12	12	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-