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 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			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	Cemetery Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.7 SSE	2.3 SE	1.1 SE	1.4 SE	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	11	11	14
Energy(?)	1376	1967	1728	1736	2017	1374	703	1572	1241	1094	796	675	704	343	746	273	517	402	270	189	412	368
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)		3:37PM 1.75	3:53AM 1.62		4:04PM 1.54	4:23AM 1.67		4:37PM 1.53	4:58AM 1.91		5:11PM 1.49		5:28AM 1.62	5:48PM 1.41		6:12AM 1.79	6:30PM 1.30		6:49AM 1.40	7:19PM 1.17		7:45AM 1.26
Low Tide / height (m)	9:34AM 0.40		9:41PM 0.04	10:04AM 0.07		10:10PM 0.02	10:35AM 0.04		10:43PM 0.31	11:08AM 0.05		11:13PM 0.08	11:44AM 0.10		11:47PM 0.16	12:28PM 0.47		12:28AM 0.29	1:11PM 0.31		1:17AM 0.42
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	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-
High °C	24	22	21	20	22	21	21	22	20	23	24	22	22	29	23	23	20	23	23	22	21	19
Low °C	19	22	20	20	22	19	19	21	19	20	24	20	20	29	20	21	20	19	19	22	20	19
Chill °C (?)	24	22	21	20	22	21	21	22	20	23	24	22	22	29	23	23	20	23	23	22	21	19
Sunrise	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:28
Sunset	-	7:37	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SSE	0.4 SW	0.5 NW	1.1 SE	1.4 SE	1.1 SE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	11	11	8	10	13	8	8	9	12	11	11	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	1.4 S	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 SW	0.9 WSW	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSE	0.5 SE	0.6 SE	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	19	18	18	7	16	16	12	12	8	8	14	14	10	15	10	14	13	12	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 S	1.4 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.7 SSE	2.3 SE	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.3 WNW	0.3 W	0.6 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	3	3	3	4

	Tuesday 17							Wednesday 18								Thursday 19
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1595	2060	1376	1486	1683	2142	2417	2182	2148	1585	1027	1384	2676	685	650	1465	1325	1342	1355	806	804	618
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	on	on	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on
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)	3:25AM 1.79				3:32PM 1.51				3:55AM 1.86				4:04PM 1.54				4:23AM 1.67				4:37PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)			9:33AM 0.14				9:40PM 0.04				10:04AM 0.07				10:10PM 0.02				10:35AM 0.04
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	19	19	21	25	24	20	20	19	19	20	24	24	21	21	20	19	19	20	23	21	20	20
Chill °C (?)	19	19	21	25	24	20	20	19	19	20	24	24	21	21	20	18	19	20	23	21	19	19
Sunrise	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 S	0.4 WNW	0.7 NW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	11	19	19	18	18	18	18	7	7	7	7	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 SSE	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.7 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	6

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	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	1572	1648	1164	1353	1239	1470	1671	1681	2028	2016	1526	1486	2297	1010	1118	2280	2116	2142	2184	1184	1169	1153
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:25AM 1.79												3:32PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)								9:32AM 0.14												9:41PM 0.04
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	19	20	19	19	19	20	22	21	24	25	25	21	23	23	22	21	20	20	21	21	20
Chill °C (?)	20	19	20	19	19	19	20	22	21	24	25	25	21	23	23	22	21	20	20	21	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.3 WNW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 SE	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	19	11	11	18	18	11	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-