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

7 day 48 hour

	Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Sat
	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	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Danger Reef Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	14	13	16	16	14	13	13	17	16	15	15	14	13
Energy(?)	7672	5928	1979	2310	1736	1643	1396	1046	878	1760	1565	5408	3401	3737	3100	4989	14258	8591	10786	7293	4185	2830
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	on	glass	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:32PM 1.47	4:39AM 1.43		5:09PM 1.50		5:18AM 1.40	5:46PM 1.51		6:00AM 1.35	6:27PM 1.49		6:44AM 1.30	7:11PM 1.46		7:44AM 1.43		8:13PM 1.59	8:49AM 1.36		9:10PM 1.32	10:08AM 1.32
Low Tide / height (m)	10:17AM 0.12		10:39PM 0.24	10:51AM 0.12		11:18PM 0.23	11:27AM 0.14		11:59PM 0.23	12:04PM 0.19		12:44AM 0.26	12:46PM 0.26		1:43AM 0.53	1:46PM 0.56		2:47AM 0.58		2:38PM 0.44	3:50AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	-	4	1	1	-	-
High °C	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	14	15	17	14	13	15	15	15	15	13	10
Low °C	12	13	12	12	14	12	10	13	13	12	14	12	12	16	12	13	14	13	15	14	11	10
Chill °C (?)	10	13	12	13	13	14	13	12	12	13	15	13	14	16	12	11	13	14	13	14	12	8
Sunrise	7:50	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	5:52	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	14	13	16	16	14	13	13	17	16	15	15	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 SW	0.7 SW	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	16	18	18	15	22	20	-	12	12	12	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.7 SW	-	-	0.4 NW	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	1.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	4	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	5

	Saturday 12							Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) 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	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	8	8	8	9	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	7896	7478	7672	7689	6871	6029	5046	3743	3112	2574	1077	1060	1853	1629	1617	1643	1687	1610	1396	1264	1164	1027
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	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
High Tide / height (m)					4:32PM 1.47				4:40AM 1.43					5:08PM 1.52				5:22AM 1.61				5:48PM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)			10:17AM 0.12				10:39PM 0.24				10:51AM 0.11					11:20PM 0.44				11:27AM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	11	11	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	14	13
Chill °C (?)	12	10	10	11	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	11	12	13	13	12	10	10	14	13	12
Sunrise	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	16	-	18	18	18	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-