Cape Town Surf

Cape Town Surf Forecast

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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Cape Town Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Cape Town Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Cape Town Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Cape Town Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Cape Town Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Cape Town Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Cape Town Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Cape Town Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Cape Town Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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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	Sat	Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 WSW	1.9 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period(s)	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	12	12	11	10	10	11	11	11
Energy	1272	1257	1676	1050	1026	1757	1016	1019	1003	1179	1132	982	1119	1527	1100	1354	1090	671	667	659	1078	1098
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:35AM 1.33		8:14PM 1.23	8:38AM 1.08		9:15PM 1.25	9:53AM 1.09		10:24PM 1.53	11:09AM 1.37		11:21PM 1.36	12:07PM 1.22		12:19AM 1.44	1:04PM 1.32		1:14AM 1.51	1:56PM 1.40		2:07AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)	1:32AM 0.50	1:41PM 0.67		2:35AM 0.50		2:47PM 0.70	3:46AM 0.45		3:48PM 0.47		5:04AM 0.59	5:08PM 0.65		5:56AM 0.28	6:02PM 0.38		6:51AM 0.17	7:02PM 0.29		7:43AM 0.09	7:57PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	17	17	14	15	15	15	17	15	17	21	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Low °C	15	14	16	16	13	14	14	14	17	14	16	21	16	16	16	14	14	15	14	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	14	16	17	17	14	15	15	15	17	15	17	21	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:43	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 WSW	1.9 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	12	12	11	10	10	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.2 SSE	-	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.3 SSW	0.1 W	0.2 SSW	-	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 W	0.8 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	14	9	-	11	11	11	12	12	12	7	11	11	11	11	13	10	-	16	12	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WSW	-
Period (s)	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-

	Saturday 06			Sunday 07								Monday 08								Tuesday 09
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Big Bay 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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	1.2 SW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 SW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s)	12	12	12	11	11	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy	527	643	1207	1272	1152	1472	1257	1408	1676	1864	2039	1050	1034	2223	1026	1917	1757	1518	1245	1016	1065	907
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		7:19PM 1.23				7:31AM 1.10					8:12PM 1.47				8:38AM 1.08				9:15PM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)				1:32AM 0.50				1:38PM 0.43					2:35AM 0.50				2:47PM 0.70				3:46AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	13	14	15	15	14	14	15	14
Chill °C (?)	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	14	15	15	14	14	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47
Sunset	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	1.2 SW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	13	13	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SSE	0.8 SE	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	0.5 SE	0.2 SSE	1.4 SW	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 NW	0.1 SE	0.1 NW	0.2 ESE	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 SE	0.1 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	14	14	12	9	14	-	12	12	11	11	13	11	13	11	-	-	12	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	2	3	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 06									Sunday 07
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	13	13
Energy	525	522	527	527	678	643	575	1136	1207	1027	1211	1272	1151	1008	1152	1083	1472	1472	1472	1150	1257	1252
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						7:19PM 1.23												7:31AM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)												1:32AM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	16	17
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	-	0.3 NNW	-	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	2	2	2	2	3	-	3	3	3	3	3	3	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-