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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	Sun	Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13
	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	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	Platboom Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Fish Hoek Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	7	6	6	6	7	8	8	6	5	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 S	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	5.0 WSW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	14	14	13	13	11	14	13	13	14	14	14	16	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12
Energy(?)	2502	2843	2534	1075	1058	784	898	1135	4056	7580	6364	5803	5068	11103	9057	9113	7509	5368	3355	1945	1311	778
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:40AM	1:25PM		1:28AM		2:07PM	2:10AM		2:51PM	2:49AM	12:40AM	3:21PM	3:26AM		3:57PM	4:02AM		4:34PM		3:24PM		3:49AM
Low Tide / height (m)		7:15AM	7:25PM		7:55AM 6:33PM		8:09PM	8:35AM		8:48PM	9:10AM		9:25PM	9:44AM		10:02PM	10:16AM	7:14AM	8:06AM		10:40PM	8:46AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	5	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	15	16	14	13	14	14	14	14	12	12	13	12	11	14	13
Low °C	13	13	14	12	12	15	15	14	15	13	13	13	12	14	12	11	12	12	10	9	13	11
Chill °C (?)	13	14	14	14	14	16	16	14	14	13	12	13	12	11	11	10	10	12	10	9	12	11
Sunrise	-	7:52	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:53	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 S	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	5.0 WSW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	12	13	14	14	13	13	11	14	13	13	14	14	14	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.3 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W
Period (s)	16	11	10	10	10	11	13	13	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	1.1 NNW	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	6	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

	Sunday 06	Monday 07	Tuesday 08

Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	11
Energy(?)	3359	2879	2495	2502	1993	2431	2843	3063	2534	2522	2314	1075	1244	1155	1058	1021	784	696
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				12:40AM 1.19				1:25PM 1.14				1:28AM 1.25					2:15PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)		6:34PM 0.55				7:15AM 0.40				7:25PM 0.49				7:57AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	15	16	16
Chill °C (?)	12	13	13	14	13	12	14	14	14	14	13	11	12	11	14	15	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.7 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 S
Period (s)	-	14	15	16	11	11	11	13	10	10	10	10	12	12	10	11	11	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-