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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	Wed	Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03
	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	Off The Wall Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	3	0	4	2	1	1	2	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	0	2	0	3	4	0	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	2.3 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.0 SE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.3 SW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SE	2.2 S	1.8 SE
Period(s) (?)	11	8	8	8	8	9	6	6	7	14	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	12	11	7	8	7
Energy(?)	624	748	1192	1888	176	260	257	144	282	2067	1068	2442	2506	897	663	604	1368	1575	920	524	780	426
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	on	cross	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	off	on	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		7:40AM 1.18		8:01PM 1.06	8:51AM 1.20		9:34PM 1.30	10:02AM 1.25		10:53PM 1.37	11:05AM 1.34		11:49PM 1.21	12:02PM 1.44		12:44AM 1.32	12:54PM 1.54		1:34AM 1.41	1:44PM 1.60		2:21AM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)	1:03AM 0.44	1:56PM 0.55		2:09AM 0.48		3:36PM 0.74	3:42AM 0.74		4:37PM 0.43	4:54AM 0.68		5:50PM 0.53		5:45AM 0.37	6:34PM 0.18		6:42AM 0.29	7:23PM 0.07		7:33AM 0.20		8:10PM -0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	23	25	22	22	19	20	21	22	18	19	21	19	19	20	20	19	24	21	21	27	21
Low °C	19	20	25	20	20	19	19	19	21	17	18	20	18	18	20	18	18	24	15	17	26	17
Chill °C (?)	20	23	25	22	22	18	20	21	22	17	18	21	18	19	20	20	18	24	21	21	27	21
Sunrise	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:26	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:43	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	0.1 W	0.9 SW	2.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.5 SE	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 S
Period (s)	11	12	10	8	8	9	8	12	12	14	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	12	11	11	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.6 SSW	0.1 NW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.5 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.5 S	0.1 W	0.5 SW
Period (s)	12	10	12	10	10	10	10	10	9	13	13	13	13	12	12	16	13	12	11	10	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 SSE	2.3 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.0 SE	0.3 NW	0.8 NNW	1.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.5 SE	-	-	0.5 S	0.6 S	2.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.5 S	1.7 SSE	2.0 SE	2.2 S	1.8 SE
Period (s)	6	8	8	8	3	5	6	6	7	7	4	-	-	4	4	6	7	7	8	7	8	7

	Wednesday 26			Thursday 27								Friday 28								Saturday 29
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town
Rating	0	0	3	3	3	4	3	0	0	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	2.2 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.4 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.3 SE	2.5 SE	2.1 SE	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	7	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	6	6	6
Energy(?)	424	412	693	745	502	1105	865	1004	931	1021	1119	1125	1417	659	236	171	106	104	163	257	255	215
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		6:48PM 1.11				7:41AM 1.44					8:01PM 1.06				8:51AM 1.19				9:24PM 1.06
Low Tide / height (m)				1:03AM 0.44				1:56PM 0.55					2:09AM 0.48				3:19PM 0.52				3:26AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	20	19	18	20	24	24	23	23	22	21	19	19	24	23	21	18	20	20	19	19
Chill °C (?)	20	18	20	19	18	20	24	24	23	23	22	21	19	19	24	23	21	18	20	20	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28
Sunset	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 S	1.0 SSW	0.8 SW	0.1 W	0.7 SW	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.7 SE	2.1 SE	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 S	0.7 SSE	0.5 SE	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	8	10	10	16	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	12	12	12	7	7	10	10	12	12	16	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.6 S	1.4 SSE	1.1 SE	2.2 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.4 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.3 SE	2.5 SE	-	0.4 NW	0.9 NW	0.6 WNW	-	0.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	5	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	-	3	4	4	-	8	6	-	-

	Wednesday 26									Thursday 27
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town
Rating	0	0	3	3	3	4	3	0	0	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8
Energy(?)	471	430	717	644	629	774	597	410	415	715	805	624	772	796	513	513	430	590	520	1126	1411	1508
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)					6:50PM 1.11													7:41AM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)												1:06AM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	23	22	21	19	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	21	21	21	22	22
Chill °C (?)	20	20	23	22	21	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	21	21	21	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	1.2 S	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.7 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	9	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.6 SSE	1.6 S	1.4 SSE	1.9 SE	2.0 SE	1.7 SE	1.7 SE	1.2 SE	-	1.2 SE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE
Period (s)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	-	6	8	8	8