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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	Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kreefte Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town
Rating	0	4	3	3	0	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	4	0	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSE	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSE	1.7 S	0.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	1.7 S	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	7	8	9	7	7	10	10	11	11	11	7	14	14	13	12	12	14	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	219	614	1039	493	359	570	289	645	402	289	151	468	695	1474	862	771	2019	2559	1137	2068	1796	1168
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		7:22PM 1.07		7:38AM 1.14		8:16PM 0.98	8:42AM 1.03		10:05PM 0.90	10:40AM 0.98		12:15AM 0.95	12:21PM 1.04		1:16AM 1.06	1:17PM 1.15		1:54AM 1.19	1:55PM 1.26		2:25AM 1.32
Low Tide / height (m)	1:19PM 0.45		1:13AM 0.52		2:04PM 0.56	2:01AM 0.65		3:33PM 0.63	3:59AM 0.72		5:38PM 0.86		6:23AM 0.67	7:05PM 0.51		7:21AM 0.56	7:45PM 0.40		7:59AM 0.44		8:16PM 0.28	8:32AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	27	24	23	24	21	21	24	21	21	22	21	19	22	19	20	20	18	21	25	22	24
Low °C	20	26	21	21	22	21	21	24	21	20	21	19	19	21	18	19	19	18	19	25	20	21
Chill °C (?)	23	27	24	23	24	21	21	24	21	21	22	21	18	22	18	20	20	17	21	25	22	24
Sunrise	6:13	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20
Sunset	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:44	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:39	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.2 WNW	1.1 SW	1.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 WNW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	10	13	10	9	9	9	10	20	11	11	11	16	9	10	13	12	12	14	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	-	0.6 SSW	0.3 NW	0.1 NW	0.6 SSW	0.1 NW	0.3 WSW	0.4 NW	0.3 WSW	0.3 SW	0.1 W	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	0.1 W	0.4 SSW	1.1 SW	0.3 WNW	0.1 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	12	-	12	13	13	12	12	9	19	12	18	18	14	14	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSE	-	1.7 SSE	1.7 S	1.3 SSE	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSE	1.0 S	0.5 S	1.7 S	1.6 SSE	2.2 S	1.6 SE	1.2 SSE	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.6 SE	2.2 SSE	2.5 SE	1.5 SE
Period (s)	5	7	8	-	7	7	6	10	5	5	4	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7

	Sunday 08							Monday 09								Tuesday 10
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Kreefte Reef Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	2	2	2	0	0	4	3	4	4	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.3 SSW	2.1 S	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSE	1.8 SSE	2.1 SE	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.5 SSE	1.8 S	1.6 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	6	6	8	8	9	8	8	7	9	7	7	7	7	11	11	10	10	10	12
Energy(?)	312	456	443	247	426	1124	737	1115	1286	892	991	463	650	340	311	409	361	324	418	216	199	218
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		7:00AM 1.27				7:22PM 1.08				7:40AM 1.14					8:12PM 0.96				8:42AM 1.03
Low Tide / height (m)				1:18PM 0.45				1:13AM 0.52					2:06PM 0.56			1:58AM 0.63					3:30PM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	24	23	23	24	22	21	20	21	22	24	24	21	21	21	21	21	23	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	19	19	24	23	23	24	22	21	20	21	22	24	24	21	21	21	21	21	23	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:44	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	2.3 SSW	0.8 WSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.5 SSE	0.1 NW	1.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.1 NW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	9	8	8	7	13	7	9	13	9	11	11	10	10	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.4 SW	0.3 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	-	1.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 W	0.5 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.2 W
Period (s)	15	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	10	9	9	-	9	12	22	12	14	21	12	12	20	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.7 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.1 S	2.1 S	1.9 S	2.2 SSE	1.8 SSE	2.1 SE	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.5 SSE	1.8 S	1.6 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 S	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE
Period (s)	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	7	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

	Sunday 08	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Kreefte Reef Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	2	2	2	0	0	4	3	4	4	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSE	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.1 S	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.0 SSE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	10	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	317	312	312	145	172	438	501	386	443	443	532	247	837	378	426	438	460	518	832	513	503	609
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	on	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	on	on	on	off	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)					6:59AM 1.27													7:19PM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)												1:18PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	19	19	19	19	21	23	24	25	24	23	27	23	23	24	24	23	24	22	22	21
Chill °C (?)	19	19	19	19	18	19	21	23	24	25	24	23	27	23	23	24	24	23	24	22	22	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SW	0.2 WNW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.2 WNW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.1 NW	0.3 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	12	12	15	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.6 SSE	0.6 SE	-	0.9 SSE	-	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.7 S	1.5 SSE	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.1 S	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.0 SSE
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	-	4	-	5	5	6	6	10	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7