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.

Cape Town Surf Forecast

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Preloading...

Long range forecasts are available for members only
Sign Up

Already have an account? Sign in

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Cape Town Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Cape Town Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Cape Town Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Cape Town Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Cape Town Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Cape Town Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Cape Town Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Cape Town Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Cape Town Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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.

Cape Town Photos

Cape Town Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sun
	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	Dumps Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	3	0	2	1	0	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	0.7 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	11	19	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	11	8	8	9	9
Energy(?)	1528	1227	645	899	665	1298	2161	1967	2434	809	2123	1178	1633	1346	838	823	269	333	104	265	186	296
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	off	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		2:34PM 1.60	2:54AM 1.44		3:05PM 1.68	3:23AM 1.55		3:37PM 1.75	3:55AM 1.86		4:04PM 1.54	4:23AM 1.67		4:41PM 1.79	4:54AM 1.69		5:16PM 1.76		5:28AM 1.64	5:48PM 1.41		6:05AM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)	8:32AM 0.60		8:44PM 0.18	9:02AM 0.23		9:12PM 0.10	9:32AM 0.14		9:42PM 0.34	10:05AM 0.34		10:10PM 0.02	10:35AM 0.04		10:40PM 0.03	11:09AM 0.05		11:17PM 0.35	11:44AM 0.11		11:47PM 0.17	12:24PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	24	27	21	28	30	28	21	24	22	22	23	21	25	28	24	21	22	21	19	19	19	19
Low °C	17	26	19	23	28	20	19	23	20	20	23	21	22	26	18	20	22	19	19	19	18	19
Chill °C (?)	24	27	20	28	30	28	21	24	22	22	23	20	25	28	24	21	22	21	19	19	18	18
Sunrise	6:20	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26
Sunset	-	7:38	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	11	11	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	11	8	8	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.9 SE	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	1.3 SSE	0.3 WNW	1.2 SSE	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 W	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	8	13	13	7	19	11	19	18	18	16	16	16	8	15	8	14	8	8	10	10	8	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 SE	1.1 SSE	1.9 SE	1.6 ESE	-	0.5 WNW	-	-	1.9 S	1.8 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	-	0.5 N	0.3 W	-	0.4 WNW	0.8 W	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	8	8	-	3	-	-	7	7	8	8	8	8	-	3	3	-	3	4	-	-

	Sunday 15							Monday 16								Tuesday 17
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dumps 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	Extensions Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	20	19	18	18	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	3325	2674	1557	1553	1093	1509	1192	1188	826	517	533	605	823	1108	1148	1086	1640	1936	1943	1396	2757	1465
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on
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)	2:28AM 1.59				2:34PM 1.60				2:57AM 1.70				3:01PM 1.47				3:25AM 1.79				3:32PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)			8:32AM 0.33				8:44PM 0.18				9:02AM 0.23				9:13PM 0.09				9:33AM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	17	24	24	28	27	25	22	23	24	23	30	28	23	27	21	19	19	22	21	22	21
Chill °C (?)	16	17	24	24	28	27	25	22	23	24	23	30	28	23	27	21	19	19	22	21	22	21
Sunrise	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 ESE	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	8	8	8	7	6	19	18	18	11	11	19	11	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 SE	1.9 SE	-	1.6 SE	1.1 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.9 SE	1.5 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SE	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	-	7	7	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	6

	Sunday 15																					Mon
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dumps 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	Extensions Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	3757	3587	2460	2531	2460	2080	1937	1889	1846	1840	1370	1170	1383	1222	1255	1156	1180	1133	1067	1020	1269	528
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)	2:28AM 1.59												2:29PM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)							8:32AM 0.33												8:45PM 0.18
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	16	16	16	16	16	17	20	20	22	23	22	26	28	29	29	27	26	24	20	20	21	21
Chill °C (?)	15	15	16	14	16	17	20	20	22	23	22	26	28	29	29	27	26	24	20	19	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.3 NW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 SSE	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	8	8	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 SE	2.3 SE	-	2.1 SE	1.9 SE	-	-	1.6 SE	1.4 SE	1.5 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	1.7 SE	0.6 S	2.0 SE	2.2 SE	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.9 ESE	2.1 SE	2.3 SE	1.5 SE
Period (s)	7	7	-	7	7	-	-	7	7	7	7	7	6	3	6	7	8	8	6	7	7	7