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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	Tue		Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg
Rating	4	4	0	7	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	3	3	3	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SSW	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	16	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	2707	2118	1047	2107	6211	1933	3031	1980	1192	479	520	1298	2978	2239	937	1467	1610	1329	1176	849	466	1333
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	7:02PM 1.27		8:15AM 1.02		8:39PM 0.99	9:57AM 1.08		10:27PM 1.04	11:09AM 1.20		11:37PM 1.14	11:59AM 1.34		12:28AM 1.28	12:41PM 1.49		1:13AM 1.41	1:32PM 1.85		2:01AM 1.75		2:05PM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)		1:27AM 0.55		2:25PM 0.67	3:08AM 0.58		4:25PM 0.61	4:41AM 0.52		5:35PM 0.46		5:41AM 0.41	6:26PM 0.30		6:29AM 0.30	7:13PM 0.36		7:20AM 0.41	7:47PM 0.01		7:55AM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	16	16	19	17	23	27	22	17	18	17	17	16	15	15	19	15	16	19	15	17	18
Low °C	17	15	16	18	14	16	25	16	17	17	15	16	16	13	14	17	14	14	18	15	15	18
Chill °C (?)	16	15	15	18	15	23	27	22	17	17	16	17	15	14	14	19	13	15	18	14	16	18
Sunrise	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-
Sunset	7:08	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:15
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 WSW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SSW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	16	14	14	13	13	13	9	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	1.0 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	1.2 WSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	15	-	-	13	13	-	12	12	12	12	14	12	11	11	12	14	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 SSE	1.4 S	-	1.1 SSE	2.1 SE	1.4 SE	0.5 WSW	0.8 W	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	1.0 S	2.1 SSW	1.4 S	1.3 S	0.8 S	0.4 SSE	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	5	-	7	6	7	3	5	3	-	-	-	-	4	11	10	10	10	3	-

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	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	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	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	3	7	6	6	5	5	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	3113	2933	2754	2344	2262	2118	2083	2083	2243	1192	1472	2032	2587	6211	5093	5232	3859	3969	1488	3421	2207	2377
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	on	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	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)				6:57PM 1.05					8:13AM 1.03				8:37PM 1.00				9:57AM 1.07				10:27PM 1.03
Low Tide / height (m)		12:47PM 0.61				1:25AM 0.56					2:26PM 0.66				3:09AM 0.57				4:25PM 0.61
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	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	16	24	26	24	22	19	18
Chill °C (?)	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	17	16	16	14	13	14	13	16	24	26	24	22	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.0 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 NW	-	0.1 NW	1.3 SE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	-	16	16	13	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	-	13	-	13	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.4 SSE	-	-	2.0 SE	-	1.6 SE	1.3 SSE	1.6 SE	1.8 SE	1.4 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	5	-	-	7	-	7	7	7	7	8

	Tuesday 28	Wednesday 29
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	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	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	3	7	6	6	5	5	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 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	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	3461	3409	3257	3208	3075	2933	2888	2883	2707	1187	1169	1167	1530	2193	2153	2279	2118	2135	1035	2135	1522	1871
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)											6:59PM 1.04
Low Tide / height (m)					12:45PM 0.62													1:25AM 0.78
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	16	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14
Chill °C (?)	16	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	13
Sunrise	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 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	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.0 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	-	-	0.9 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-