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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Cape Town Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			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	Kleinmond Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Thermopylae Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Extensions Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	6	9	9	9	9	7	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 WSW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	14	13	17	16	14	13	14	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	1396	1046	829	787	1479	5866	3817	3139	3289	3743	12327	14513	10522	8686	5928	4007	2639	1671	2549	2270	2094	1313
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross	off	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		5:46PM 1.53		6:04AM 1.57	6:31PM 1.70		6:44AM 1.30	7:11PM 1.46		7:44AM 1.43		8:13PM 1.59	8:49AM 1.36		9:11PM 1.31	10:04AM 1.10		10:38PM 1.51	11:35AM 1.35		11:58PM 1.52	12:46PM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)	11:27AM 0.14		12:02AM 0.45	12:09PM 0.42		12:44AM 0.27	12:46PM 0.26		1:43AM 0.53	1:46PM 0.56		2:47AM 0.58		2:38PM 0.44	3:50AM 0.39		3:59PM 0.49		5:24AM 0.59	5:39PM 0.68		6:31AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	3	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	13	13	15	15	15	17	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	18	15	14	15	13	13
Low °C	11	14	12	12	15	11	11	16	12	14	15	14	14	13	12	12	17	13	13	15	12	12
Chill °C (?)	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	16	12	14	13	13	14	13	12	14	18	15	13	14	12	13
Sunrise	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:46
Sunset	-	5:53	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:58	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 WSW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	12	11	11	14	13	17	16	14	13	14	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 SW	0.9 SW	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 S
Period (s)	18	18	15	22	20	-	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 N	0.5 NNW	0.2 NNW	-	-	0.8 NW	1.2 NW	0.9 NNW	0.6 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 S	-	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.1 SSE
Period (s)	-	3	4	3	-	-	4	6	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	4	4	6

	Sun	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) 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	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Platboom Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	6	6	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 SW	1.9 WSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	13	18	17	17	16	16	16	15
Energy(?)	1617	1743	1760	1610	1396	1193	1075	1006	878	829	894	1664	1664	1722	767	5284	7547	5866	5105	4748	3650	3152
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	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	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:22AM 1.61				5:46PM 1.53				6:04AM 1.57				6:26PM 1.51				6:51AM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)		11:18PM 0.23				11:27AM 0.14				12:02AM 0.45				12:04PM 0.19				12:49AM 0.48				12:46PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	12	13	12	12	12	13	15	15	14	14	12	11	11	13	17
Chill °C (?)	10	10	11	10	10	14	14	10	12	10	10	10	12	14	14	13	12	11	9	9	11	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 SW	1.9 WSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	13	18	17	17	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	1.8 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 E
Period (s)	16	-	-	18	18	18	18	16	16	15	15	22	22	21	20	18	-	-	-	-	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	-	-	0.5 NNW	0.5 NNW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.3 N	0.5 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.4 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NNW	0.6 N	0.8 NW
Period (s)	3	3	-	-	3	4	5	5	3	4	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4