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

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	Sat		Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Sat
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Danger 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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	I and Js Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Boneyards Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town
Rating	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	9	9	9	7	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 S	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 S	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	8517	6451	5694	2001	1647	2931	2374	1075	950	694	1052	1270	1413	7058	5014	3065	10389	11393	9354	6237	3555	3005
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:43PM	12:36PM	11:36AM	12:40AM	1:25PM		1:28AM		2:07PM	2:10AM		2:45PM	2:49AM		3:21PM 11:43PM	3:26AM		2:58AM	11:25AM	2:56PM	3:22AM
Low Tide / height (m)	5:30PM		6:25AM	6:34PM		7:15AM	7:25PM		7:57AM	5:30PM	8:09PM	8:35AM		8:48PM	9:10AM		9:25PM	9:44AM	10:06PM	7:27AM		10:23PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	6	6	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	12	14	13	13	14	13	12	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	14
Low °C	15	13	11	14	12	13	14	11	12	15	14	14	15	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	12	14
Chill °C (?)	13	12	11	12	11	13	14	13	12	15	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-
Sunset	5:47	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 S	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.4 S	1.1 S	0.6 S	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSE	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	12	11	11	11	12	11	13	13	13	13	12	12	15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	0.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	14	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg
Rating	8	8	7	8	9	7	7	8	7	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14
Energy(?)	7233	9178	8517	6242	5769	6451	6177	6262	5694	3471	2001	1655	2495	1647	1837	1777	2931	2898
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
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
High Tide / height (m)		11:36AM 1.02				11:44PM 1.16				12:36PM 1.07				12:40AM 1.20				1:25PM 1.15
Low Tide / height (m)				5:30PM 0.60				6:25AM 0.46				6:34PM 0.55				7:14AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	-	1	2	1	2	3	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	12	14	14	14	14	12	12	14	13	14
Chill °C (?)	14	13	13	13	13	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	10	11	14	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	2.1 WSW	0.6 S	0.7 S	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	12	15	15	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-