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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	Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	4	4	0	3	4	4	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSE	1.6 S	1.6 SE	0.6 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.9 SSW	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	8	7	16	15	13	13	13	15	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	17	16	15
Energy(?)	378	573	374	366	626	287	307	868	995	1559	3369	1718	1182	1905	1330	468	1011	680	2363	1466	1700	655
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	off	on	cross	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:31PM 1.40		2:01AM 1.33		2:03PM 1.43	2:31AM 1.37		2:33PM 1.44	3:01AM 1.38		3:05PM 1.44	3:31AM 1.38		3:36PM 1.42	4:03AM 1.36		4:08PM 1.37	4:36AM 1.32		4:40PM 1.32		5:12AM 1.28
Low Tide / height (m)				8:01AM 0.31		8:24PM 0.16	8:32AM 0.28		8:53PM 0.15	9:01AM 0.26		9:22PM 0.16	9:33AM 0.28		9:52PM 0.18	10:04AM 0.31		10:23PM 0.22	10:37AM 0.35		10:56PM 0.27	11:12AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	27	20	18	20	17	19	24	17	19	23	18	20	24	19	21	22	21	19	22	18	20
Low °C	15	25	16	16	19	16	17	21	16	17	21	16	17	23	17	18	22	16	18	20	17	18
Chill °C (?)	20	27	20	17	20	16	18	24	15	18	23	17	19	24	18	21	22	21	18	22	17	20
Sunrise	5:33	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:28
Sunset	-	7:28	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:34	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 S	1.9 SSW	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	11	11	10	16	15	13	13	13	15	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	7	11	11	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	1.4 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 NW	1.3 WSW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	0.1 NW	0.6 S
Period (s)	16	13	18	10	14	13	20	18	12	20	18	12	12	12	-	-	16	12	18	17	15	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.6 S	1.6 SE	1.3 SSE	1.8 S	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.7 S	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.9 S	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.2 S	1.9 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.3 SSE	-	1.8 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	-
Period (s)	7	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	6	7	-	11	9	8	-

	Monday 17							Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	3	3	0	0	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SSE	2.2 SE	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	7	7	8	8	8	18	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	17
Energy(?)	1127	770	733	490	603	582	522	517	556	199	366	430	405	368	518	468	602	526	307	441	639	914
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	off	off	off	off	on	cross- on	on	on
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				1:32PM 1.41					2:01AM 1.33				2:03PM 1.43				2:31AM 1.37				2:34PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)		7:34AM 0.58				7:55PM 0.20				8:00AM 0.31	8:01AM 0.31				8:24PM 0.16				8:32AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	16	24	21	20	23	19	16	15	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	17	19	19	18	17
Chill °C (?)	13	16	24	21	19	23	19	15	14	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	16	18	18	17	15
Sunrise	-	5:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	8	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	0.4 NW	1.0 S	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	12	16	8	16	13	13	13	18	18	16	10	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	20	19	18	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.2 SE	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.5 SSE
Period (s)	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6

	Monday 17	Tue
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	3	3	0	0	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.9 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	7	7	11	11	11	11	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	1234	936	1127	471	416	971	937	733	733	363	448	490	554	566	573	573	543	582	428	415	391	387
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	on	on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)												1:32PM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)						7:29AM 0.35												7:55PM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	14	14	15	17	20	22	24	26	22	21	21	20	25	24	23	23	19	18	17	17
Chill °C (?)	13	14	13	12	14	17	20	22	24	26	22	21	21	19	25	24	23	23	18	17	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.4 SW	1.4 S	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	8	12	8	12	11	8	8	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	0.4 NW	1.4 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.3 S	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	15	12	16	16	11	11	8	8	10	16	16	16	13	13	13	13	13	19	19	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.9 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE
Period (s)	7	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7