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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	Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Mon
	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	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	3	5	5	4	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	7	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	17	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	13
Energy(?)	430	859	2929	1429	2298	1082	346	549	1841	877	1074	1097	791	706	2922	4500	6502	5461	4324	3662	2644	1863
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:36AM 1.30		12:00AM 1.18	12:55PM 1.41		1:10AM 1.29	1:45PM 1.32		1:59AM 1.38		2:31PM 1.66	2:46AM 1.64		3:02PM 1.53	3:15AM 1.48		3:40PM 1.79	3:54AM 1.69		4:11PM 1.80	4:18AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)		5:51PM 0.74		6:40AM 0.61	7:04PM 0.42		7:33AM 0.28	7:59PM 0.33		8:20AM 0.43		8:45PM 0.43	8:57AM 0.37		9:15PM 0.14	9:29AM 0.33		9:53PM 0.34	9:58AM 0.32		10:19PM 0.10	10:23AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	2	-	-	4	1	2	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	16	15	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	12	12
Low °C	14	16	15	15	16	14	14	16	15	14	15	14	13	15	13	14	13	11	12	12	10	10
Chill °C (?)	17	17	16	15	16	15	15	15	13	14	14	13	14	14	12	12	10	11	10	12	10	10
Sunrise	7:22	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:13
Sunset	-	6:17	-	-	6:19	-	-	6:19	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	17	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	-	-	13	13	13	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 W	1.0 W	1.2 W	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	-	0.1 S	0.1 W	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	8	8	9	12	12	11	6	6	-	18	12	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	-	0.5 NW	-	-	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	-	4.0 WSW	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	1.3 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3	-	4	-	-	4	4	-	12	12	-	-	-	-	6

	Sun	Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20
	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	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Onrus Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg 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	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	390	411	535	670	604	836	502	1266	3280	3348	3429	3678	3273	1209	1055	2026	1697	1531	1203	1019	612	291
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)	10:26PM 1.38					11:35AM 1.08				12:04AM 1.41				12:52PM 1.18				1:14AM 1.49				1:45PM 1.32
Low Tide / height (m)				5:19AM 0.68				5:48PM 0.57				6:40AM 0.61				7:08PM 0.64				7:37AM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	15	15	16	18	17	16	15	14	15	14	15	17	17	15	15	14	14	14	16	17
Chill °C (?)	16	15	15	15	16	18	17	15	14	13	14	13	15	17	17	15	15	14	14	14	15	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 W	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 W	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	14	14	7	18	17	16	16	8	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 SW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 W	1.4 W	-	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.3 S
Period (s)	7	7	18	7	8	8	8	16	18	9	9	-	-	12	12	10	9	9	8	9	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 WNW	1.3 W	1.4 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3

	Sunday 17	Monday 18
	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	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Onrus Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg 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	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	284	390	291	420	326	355	249	375	377	435	667	670	698	299	293	709	774	837	865	863	502	355
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			10:21PM 1.15													11:36AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)										5:19AM 0.68												5:46PM 0.54
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	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	16
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	8	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	14	7	7	7	7	7	7	18	18	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3