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

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	Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tue
	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	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Noordhoek Cape Town
Rating	4	6	5	5	4	6	9	9	9	9	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSE	2.1 SE
Period(s) (?)	14	13	17	16	14	13	14	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	11	10	8	8
Energy(?)	787	1479	6300	3856	3338	2891	3844	9317	13944	11235	7902	5421	3305	2542	1651	1149	1491	1129	1864	1508	432	557
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:31PM 1.70		6:44AM 1.30	7:12PM 1.44		7:38AM 1.20		8:05PM 1.39	8:49AM 1.36		9:10PM 1.32	10:08AM 1.32		10:30PM 1.29	11:35AM 1.35		11:51PM 1.30	12:46PM 1.21		1:00AM 1.34	1:44PM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)	12:09PM 0.42		12:49AM 0.48	12:46PM 0.26		1:35AM 0.31	1:36PM 0.35		2:35AM 0.36		2:38PM 0.44	3:50AM 0.39		4:13PM 0.69		5:24AM 0.59	5:31PM 0.49		6:31AM 0.33	6:50PM 0.41		7:32AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	5	7	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	3	2	-
High °C	13	15	14	13	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	17	15	14	16	13	11	12	12	13
Low °C	12	14	12	11	15	13	13	15	13	14	14	12	13	17	13	13	15	11	11	12	12	13
Chill °C (?)	12	14	13	11	13	12	14	13	12	14	14	12	14	17	14	14	15	11	7	9	9	11
Sunrise	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46
Sunset	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:59	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	14	13	17	16	14	13	14	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	11	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.9 SW	-	-	-	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	0.8 S
Period (s)	22	20	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 NW	0.7 NNW	1.2 NW	1.3 NNW	0.6 NNW	-	-	-	-	0.8 ESE	-	-	-	-	0.7 W	-	-	1.9 S	1.8 SSE	2.1 SE
Period (s)	-	-	5	4	5	5	4	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	9	8	8

	Tuesday 15							Wednesday 16								Thursday 17
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	6	9	9	9
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	14	14	14	13	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	12	13	13	13	13	17	17	16
Energy(?)	821	1664	1664	1594	834	5284	7251	5866	5547	4978	4295	3784	3066	3122	2909	3100	4780	4001	5478	8568	9317	8870
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	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	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		6:04AM 1.57				6:26PM 1.51				6:51AM 1.51				7:18PM 1.66				7:37AM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)				12:04PM 0.19				12:49AM 0.48				12:46PM 0.26				1:43AM 0.53				1:36PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	3	1	1	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	13	15	15	13	14	12	12	11	15	17	15	13	14	12	13	13	13	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	10	10	12	14	14	12	12	11	10	9	13	16	14	11	12	10	10	11	11	13	14	14
Sunrise	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period (s)	11	14	14	14	13	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	12	13	13	13	13	17	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	1.8 SW	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	-	0.2 E	-	-	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	15	22	22	21	20	18	-	-	-	-	12	12	-	-	12	-	-	21	19	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.4 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NNW	1.2 NW	1.5 NW	-	0.6 N	1.0 NNW	1.0 NNW	4.0 WSW	2.0 NW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	5	-	4	5	4	13	6	13	-	-	-