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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	Fri		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Fri
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSE	1.9 SE	1.6 SE	1.4 SE	2.0 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	8	8	8	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	12	12
Energy(?)	765	924	477	249	822	281	164	244	487	364	687	410	461	276	109	161	523	388	363	706	955	2455
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	off	on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	5:16PM 1.76		5:28AM 1.62	5:48PM 1.41		6:12AM 1.79	6:35PM 1.58		6:48AM 1.40	7:20PM 1.17		7:55AM 1.52		8:35PM 1.05	9:14AM 1.14		10:37PM 1.02	11:17AM 1.12		12:22AM 1.13	12:43PM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)		11:12PM 0.08	11:44AM 0.10		11:52PM 0.43	12:28PM 0.47		12:33AM 0.55	1:11PM 0.32		1:17AM 0.42		2:28PM 0.72	2:35AM 0.55		4:18PM 0.78	4:52AM 0.59		6:03PM 0.46		6:36AM 0.48	7:10PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	24	22	25	24	23	24	21	18	22	20	21	21	18	22	22	21	18	18	19	18	20
Low °C	25	20	20	25	19	20	23	18	17	21	20	19	21	17	20	21	18	17	18	17	17	18
Chill °C (?)	25	24	22	25	24	23	24	21	18	22	20	21	21	18	22	22	21	18	18	19	17	20
Sunrise	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-
Sunset	7:34	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:25	-	-	7:24
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.4 SSE	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	1.4 SE	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	11	8	10	10	8	8	8	13	12	12	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	12	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.9 SW	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.7 SE	0.5 W	0.7 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.2 W	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 SSW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	14	11	13	13	10	14	13	8	8	8	8	5	7	7	7	11	6	19	19	18	18	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SSE	1.9 SE	1.6 SE	1.4 SE	2.0 ESE	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	-	0.4 NW	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.5 NW	-	0.6 NW	0.5 WNW	-	-	-	-	1.3 SE	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	8	8	8	3	3	-	3	-	-	8	3	-	4	7	-	-	-	-	5	12

	Friday 20					Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Mon
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Off The Wall 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	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 SSE	2.3 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.5 SSE	1.6 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 ESE	2.0 ESE	0.5 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	13	14	14	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1122	764	696	1014	1179	924	753	701	600	562	535	793	701	560	855	237	281	261	250	504	506	244
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	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	low
High Tide / height (m)				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				12:27AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	24	27	25	23	22	20	20	22	24	24	24	22	21	21	18	20	25	24	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	24	24	27	25	23	22	20	20	22	24	24	24	22	21	21	18	20	25	24	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 S	1.6 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 WNW	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.1 SE	1.3 SE	0.7 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SE	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 S	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	7	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	10	9	13	14	14	13	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 S	1.8 SSE	2.3 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.5 SSE	1.6 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 ESE	2.0 ESE	0.3 NNW	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 WNW	0.4 NW	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	3	3	3	3	3	-	-

	Friday 20															Saturday 21
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Off The Wall 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	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.4 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SE	1.8 SE	2.2 SE	1.9 SSE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.3 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	1171	1135	784	784	821	764	785	810	765	767	1074	796	796	409	536	1082	524	501	478	635	608	249
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)										5:11PM 1.49												5:28AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)				11:08AM 0.05												11:17PM 0.35
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	22	22	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	24	24	23	21	23	21	21	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	22	22	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	24	24	23	21	23	21	21	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	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	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.5 SSE	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.9 SW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	14	14	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	-	-	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.4 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SE	1.8 SE	2.2 SE	1.9 SSE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.3 SSE
Period (s)	7	7	-	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7