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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	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			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	Noordhoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	3	0	0	4	3	0	4	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SE	1.1 SE	1.5 SE	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	7	9	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	11	10	11	11	12	12
Energy(?)	402	160	400	240	357	188	212	364	630	256	478	263	140	129	375	400	1170	1105	685	1598	1273	506
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		5:53PM 1.68		6:05AM 1.55	6:29PM 1.30		6:48AM 1.40	7:27PM 1.45		7:45AM 1.26		8:41PM 1.33	9:14AM 1.14		10:37PM 1.02	11:18AM 1.13		12:23AM 1.14	12:44PM 1.22		1:23AM 1.28	1:40PM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)	11:47AM 0.38		11:52PM 0.43	12:23PM 0.20		12:27AM 0.28	1:11PM 0.32		1:26AM 0.68		2:17PM 0.45	2:50AM 0.81		4:07PM 0.52	4:52AM 0.59		6:02PM 0.46		6:37AM 0.48	7:10PM 0.33		7:37AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	25	25	24	23	22	22	22	20	21	21	20	22	21	21	18	19	18	18	21	18	20
Low °C	20	25	21	20	22	20	19	22	19	19	21	18	19	21	18	18	18	16	17	20	18	19
Chill °C (?)	22	25	25	24	23	22	22	22	20	21	21	20	22	21	21	18	18	17	17	21	17	20
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31
Sunset	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:24	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 NW	1.9 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	8	10	10	8	13	13	12	12	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	19	12	10	11	17	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.3 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.1 NW	0.5 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	1.3 WSW	0.1 SW	0.1 NW	0.4 NW	0.8 S
Period (s)	10	13	16	14	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	11	5	12	12	19	10	18	11	16	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 SE	1.5 SE	0.4 NW	0.6 W	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 NW	0.6 WNW	-	-	1.4 SW	2.2 SSW	-	1.1 SE	2.5 SSW	1.6 SSE	-
Period (s)	-	7	9	3	4	-	-	-	3	3	4	5	5	-	-	10	11	-	5	11	6	-

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	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SE	1.9 SE	1.6 SE	1.8 SE	1.4 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.6 SE	1.7 SE	1.7 ESE	1.7 SE	0.5 WNW	1.0 SE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	13	9	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1094	871	694	527	402	377	413	577	678	574	518	241	310	268	255	395	509	463	214	562	212	218
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	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)				5:28AM 1.64				5:53PM 1.68				6:12AM 1.79				6:28PM 1.32				6:48AM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)		11:17PM 0.35				11:44AM 0.10				11:47PM 0.16				12:24PM 0.19				12:26AM 0.28				1:11PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	22	20	22	22	23	24	24	22	22	19	19	24	21	25	21	20	20	20	19	22	23
Chill °C (?)	24	22	20	22	22	23	24	24	22	22	19	19	24	21	25	21	20	20	20	19	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.4 SE	1.3 SE	0.6 WNW	0.9 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.1 SE	1.7 SE	0.7 SSE	1.0 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	7	8	8	13	8	8	8	9	8	9	8	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 NW	0.5 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 SE	0.4 SSE	1.0 SE	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	10	13	13	14	14	8	9	8	9	8	9	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 SE	1.9 SE	1.6 SE	1.8 SE	-	-	1.3 SE	1.6 SE	1.7 SE	1.7 ESE	-	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	-	-	0.2 W	-	-	-	0.3 W
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	-	-	8	8	8	8	-	3	3	3	3	-	-	3	-	-	-	3

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	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.1 SE	1.4 SSE	2.0 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.2 SSE	2.2 SE	0.8 SW	1.6 SE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.5 SE	1.4 SE	1.5 SE	1.1 SE	2.0 SE	1.1 SE	1.2 SE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	11	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8
Energy(?)	759	602	1094	308	762	697	635	731	694	213	645	352	359	248	248	336	400	339	173	665	160	203
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)										5:28AM 1.62												5:48PM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)				11:12PM 0.08												11:44AM 0.11
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	25	25	24	22	22	21	21	21	20	21	21	20	22	21	25	26	23	28	25	22	25	25
Chill °C (?)	25	25	24	22	22	21	21	21	20	21	21	20	22	21	25	26	23	28	25	22	25	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.5 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSE	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	1.4 SE	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	11	8	8	11	11	11	11	8	8	11	11	8	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.3 WNW	0.5 NW	0.8 SW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.6 SW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	14	11	11	14	14	14	13	11	11	13	13	11	13	13	13	13	10	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SSE	-	2.1 SE	1.4 SSE	2.0 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.2 SSE	2.2 SE	-	1.6 SE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.5 SE	-	1.5 SE	1.1 SE	2.0 SE	1.1 SE	1.2 SE
Period (s)	8	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	7	8	8	8	-	8	8	8	7	8