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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	Thu	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28
	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	Danger 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	Danger Reef Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town
Rating	4	0	0	0	0	8	7	5	4	4	0	4	3	0	3	3	0	4	5	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SSW	2.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.7 S	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	11	10	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	12	18	17	16
Energy(?)	1123	1602	1833	2433	6475	9865	10250	5948	3943	2929	925	1215	969	446	955	621	355	918	1675	4634	3936	4013
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	off	on	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	2:39AM 1.43		3:07PM 1.74	3:22AM 1.68		3:35PM 1.58	3:47AM 1.49		4:11PM 1.80	4:25AM 1.67		4:41PM 1.78	4:54AM 1.64		5:10PM 1.73		5:23AM 1.58	5:30PM 1.45		5:45AM 1.28	5:58PM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)	8:39PM 0.21	8:57AM 0.37		9:21PM 0.37	9:24AM 0.07		9:49PM 0.10	9:58AM 0.32		10:23PM 0.35	10:26AM 0.34		10:51PM 0.38	10:53AM 0.38		11:18PM 0.43	11:20AM 0.45		11:44PM 0.26	11:43AM 0.32		12:16AM 0.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	4	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	13	13	18	14	14	17	14	14	15	15
Low °C	14	14	15	13	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	14	11	11	16	12	12	16	13	13	15	14
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	12	12	13	12	13	12	11	12	14	11	11	18	12	12	16	12	13	14	15
Sunrise	-	7:18	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:23	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	1.1 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SSW	2.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	0.8 SW	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	16	10	11	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	12	18	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SSE	1.6 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	19	12	16	16	11	14	13	6	12	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	-	-	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SE	1.5 SSE	1.4 S	1.1 SE	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.4 SE	1.8 S	1.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.3 SSE	-
Period (s)	11	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	7	6	11	7	6	7	6	5	9	-

	Thursday 21			Friday 22								Saturday 23								Sunday 24
	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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Danger 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	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town
Rating	3	4	4	0	4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.5 SW	5.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	610	1148	1092	1316	1279	3481	1192	1544	1833	1978	1937	2433	3349	5053	6475	9704	12376	13526	11906	7127	6115	7025
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	2:27PM 1.44				2:39AM 1.43				3:07PM 1.74				3:22AM 1.68				3:40PM 1.79				3:47AM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)			8:45PM 0.43				8:52AM 0.11				9:21PM 0.37				9:29AM 0.33				9:48PM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15
Sunset	6:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	0.1 S	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.5 SW	5.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period (s)	11	11	10	16	16	10	10	10	11	11	10	14	13	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	-	0.6 NNW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	4	11	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 21									Friday 22
	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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Danger 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	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town
Rating	3	4	4	0	4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 SW	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	687	1316	1316	1244	962	825	825	1102	1018	1018	1327	1316	1329	1517	1537	1537	3234	2019	1874	3454	1192	1602
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	off	off	on
High Tide / height (m)	2:27PM 1.44												2:46AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)							8:39PM 0.21												8:52AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	16	16	16	16	16	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	-	-	-	-	-	16	16	16	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 W	-	-	-	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	-	3.0 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	3	3	3	4	4	4	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	-	-	10	-	-