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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	Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Fri
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	2.1 SE	1.8 SE	1.6 SE	2.2 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	8	8	7	8	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	9	9	9	10
Energy(?)	784	718	1043	603	296	950	279	177	244	222	443	736	465	526	299	140	192	90	163	195	332	615
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	on	on	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross	cross	off	on
High Tide / height (m)		5:16PM 1.76		5:28AM 1.62	5:48PM 1.41		6:12AM 1.79	6:35PM 1.58		6:57AM 1.67	7:27PM 1.45		7:45AM 1.25		8:41PM 1.33	9:15AM 1.13		10:38PM 1.30	11:17AM 1.12		12:22AM 1.12	12:44PM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)	11:11AM 0.32		11:12PM 0.08	11:44AM 0.10		11:48PM 0.17	12:28PM 0.47		12:33AM 0.55	1:17PM 0.59		1:17AM 0.42		2:28PM 0.72	2:50AM 0.81		4:07PM 0.52			6:03PM 0.46		6:37AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
High °C	26	26	25	22	26	24	21	24	21	21	21	20	20	21	20	21	21	22	18	19	18	18
Low °C	21	25	21	21	26	19	19	23	18	18	21	19	18	21	18	18	20	20	18	18	15	17
Chill °C (?)	26	26	25	22	26	24	21	24	21	21	21	20	20	21	20	21	21	22	18	19	17	17
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31
Sunset	-	7:34	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:24	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSE	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	1.4 SE	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.2 S	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	8	10	10	8	8	8	13	12	12	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	9	13	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 S	0.7 WNW	0.9 SW	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.2 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.2 W	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.4 SW	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	7	14	11	13	13	10	14	13	8	8	8	8	11	7	7	7	11	12	10	20	19	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 SSE	2.1 SE	1.8 SE	1.6 SE	2.2 ESE	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	-	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.8 NW	0.2 WNW	-	1.0 SW	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	8	8	7	8	3	3	-	3	3	-	8	3	3	3	4	4	-	9	-	-

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	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	Noordhoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road 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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.8 SE	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	1.7 ESE	2.3 ESE	0.5 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	13	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	1066	1278	1006	764	669	980	628	1043	931	809	737	577	593	869	801	585	1334	239	279	202	289	218
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low-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)	4:58AM 1.91					5:11PM 1.49				5:34AM 1.87				5:53PM 1.68				6:12AM 1.79				6:29PM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)				11:08AM 0.05				11:17PM 0.35				11:44AM 0.10				11:47PM 0.16				12:24PM 0.19
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	20	20	22	24	28	26	23	22	21	21	24	24	24	25	23	22	19	19	21	24	21	21
Chill °C (?)	20	20	22	24	28	26	23	22	21	21	24	24	24	25	23	22	19	19	21	24	21	21
Sunrise	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 S	0.9 SW	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SE	1.9 SE	0.7 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.7 SE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	8	11	8	8	8	8	13	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	1.3 SSE	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.1 SW	0.6 WNW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	14	7	14	14	14	11	14	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	10	14	13	14	14	13	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 S	1.8 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.8 SE	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	1.7 ESE	2.3 ESE	0.4 NNW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	-
Period (s)	8	7	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	3	3	3	3	-

	Friday 20																					Sat
	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	Noordhoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road 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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 SSE	2.5 SE	1.8 SSE	2.3 SE	1.7 SE	2.1 SE	1.6 SE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	1198	1091	1252	1056	1201	821	1202	1162	1131	1108	821	900	941	803	718	471	1075	764	711	403	605	395
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	cross- on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)																5:11PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)										11:11AM 0.32												11:13PM 0.08
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	20	20	20	20	21	21	23	24	24	25	23	23	26	26	24	23	25	21	22	21	22
Chill °C (?)	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	23	24	24	25	23	23	26	26	24	23	25	21	22	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	8	8	7	7	7	7	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	-	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SSE	2.5 SE	1.8 SSE	2.3 SE	1.7 SE	2.1 SE	1.6 SE
Period (s)	7	7	7	8	8	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7