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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	Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Fri
	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	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	0	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	3985	4627	1244	2595	1657	1440	741	2519	3628	2662	2204	2225	1393	1568	496	1233	2650	3252	3316	2474	2038	1793
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	off	cross	cross	off	cross	off	off	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:28PM 1.24		6:47AM 1.08	7:04PM 1.12		7:51AM 1.21		8:06PM 1.02	9:35AM 0.90		10:16PM 0.97	11:52AM 0.96		11:59PM 1.05	12:51PM 1.10		1:01AM 1.38	1:28PM 1.25		1:34AM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)	12:11PM 0.42		12:44AM 0.46	12:40PM 0.54		1:27AM 0.56	1:44PM 0.86		2:52AM 0.64		3:26PM 0.72		5:26AM 0.61	6:01PM 0.66		6:37AM 0.50	6:57PM 0.73		7:17AM 0.36	7:37PM 0.39		7:51AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	15	18	15	20	20	15	14	14	14	13	14	13	14
Low °C	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	15	13	12	18	13	17	17	12	13	14	13	13	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	15	14	14	14	13	14	15	14	12	15	18	13	20	20	14	12	13	14	11	13	11	13
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:00
Sunset	-	6:24	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:29	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	-	0.1 W	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.1 W	0.6 SE	0.3 WNW	0.1 W	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	9	-	24	16	15	21	19	19	18	18	18	16	7	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SSE	1.3 ESE	-	-	0.4 WNW	1.1 W	-	-	-	1.5 SSE	1.9 S	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	6	7	-

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	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	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg
Rating	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 WSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13
Energy(?)	3427	5363	5747	4749	3216	3964	3028	3105	1190	1198	1070	1723	2462	2165	2145	1440	1699	1621	1201	2053	1475	4017
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-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	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)						6:28PM 1.24				6:49AM 1.07				7:06PM 1.12				7:51AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)				12:09PM 0.42				12:44AM 0.46				12:41PM 0.53				1:27AM 0.56				1:24PM 0.65
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	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	14	15	16	16	15	14	15	14	14	15	17	15	15	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	15
Chill °C (?)	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	14	15	17	14	15	14	13	13	13	15	15	13	14
Sunrise	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 WSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	1.4 SW	0.2 W	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	10	9	9	-	-	-	24	24	23	18	16	16	15	15	14	21	12	12	19	19	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 29	Sat
	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	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg
Rating	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	3358	4344	4286	4142	3512	5363	4344	5594	2622	2587	2360	3720	4951	4310	4078	3051	3673	3621	2670	3372	1507	3185
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	on
High Tide / height (m)																	6:37PM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)											12:10PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	15	16	16	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	13	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	15	16	16	17	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 W	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-