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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	Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thu
	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	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Clovelly Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	5	4	4	3	0	0	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	3	3	0	0	3	0	3	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SSW	2.1 SW	1.3 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.1 SW	2.2 S	2.5 SE	1.3 SE
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	12	11	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	7	7	7
Energy(?)	4021	2890	1947	1365	518	2488	3485	3484	2374	805	1302	1333	510	754	976	523	457	862	394	962	1266	353
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	on	cross	cross- off	on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	on
High Tide / height (m)	9:52AM 1.08		10:36PM 1.25	11:10AM 1.44		11:37PM 1.14	11:59AM 1.34		12:28AM 1.29	12:43PM 1.51		1:13AM 1.40	1:24PM 1.62		1:55AM 1.50		2:05PM 1.70	2:36AM 1.59		2:48PM 1.77	3:17AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)		4:37PM 0.80	4:47AM 0.76		5:35PM 0.46		5:41AM 0.41	6:31PM 0.50		6:29AM 0.30	7:07PM 0.14		7:13AM 0.19	7:47PM 0.00		7:55AM 0.10		8:29PM -0.08	8:37AM 0.03		9:09PM -0.10	9:24AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	26	21	17	20	17	15	15	15	15	19	15	16	21	15	16	17	17	19	24	18	23
Low °C	15	25	17	17	18	14	14	15	13	14	18	13	14	18	15	15	16	15	17	24	15	17
Chill °C (?)	19	26	21	17	20	16	14	14	14	14	19	14	15	21	13	15	16	16	18	24	16	23
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41
Sunset	-	7:09	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SSW	2.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.9 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	12	11	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	0.2 ESE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 W	-	1.0 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	13	13	-	11	12	12	12	-	-	11	-	12	11	12	11	11	15	14	10	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.7 SE	1.1 SE	0.5 W	1.2 W	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	1.1 S	1.3 SSE	0.7 SE	1.2 S	-	-	-	-	1.3 SSE	2.2 S	2.5 SE	1.3 SE
Period (s)	7	6	6	3	5	11	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	5	7	7	7

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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	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Clovelly Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	3	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	8	11	12	12	12	13
Energy(?)	2619	6750	5725	5247	3859	3404	3306	3076	2712	2306	1060	1405	1365	1001	727	678	510	2488	1335	1510	1661	3999
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on
Tide State(?)	high	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)	8:37PM 1.00				9:57AM 1.07				10:27PM 1.04					11:08AM 1.19				11:36PM 1.15				12:04PM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)			3:14AM 0.82				4:24PM 0.60				4:40AM 0.51					5:35PM 0.46				5:43AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	15	16	24	22	19	22	22	17	17	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	15	14	14	16	24	22	19	22	22	17	17	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	8	11	12	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.2 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.1 W	0.4 SE	0.1 W	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.9 SW	0.2 ESE	0.1 W	-	-	0.1 NW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	-	13	13	13	6	7	13	7	13	10	11	11	12	11	12	-	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 SSE	1.9 SE	2.0 SE	2.1 SE	-	1.4 SE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SE	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.6 WSW	0.4 NW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	-	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	3	4	5	7	4	11	-	-	-	-

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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	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Clovelly Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	3	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1856	5226	5226	5226	5817	5722	5503	6132	5725	5612	2223	3262	3270	3039	3031	2869	1706	2019	2019	1310	1310	3305
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	8:37PM 1.00													9:57AM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)								3:14AM 0.82													4:27PM 0.61
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	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	19	21	23	24	28	27	27	27	25
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	14	13	13	14	13	16	19	21	23	24	28	27	27	27	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW
Period (s)	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	-	-	15	15	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.9 SE	2.0 SE	2.0 SE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 SE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSE
Period (s)	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7