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.

Cape Town Surf Forecast

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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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	Thu		Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	14	13	13	11	10	13	13	13	16	14	13
Energy(?)	2777	3303	1853	1732	1713	1575	1184	854	645	517	405	622	711	787	706	334	1028	1892	1417	1184	2358	1510
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:59PM		6:21AM 5:31AM	7:01PM		7:20AM		8:14PM	8:50AM		9:47PM	10:30AM		11:07PM	11:54AM	6:05PM	12:10AM	1:21PM	11:46PM		12:59PM
Low Tide / height (m)	11:45AM		12:08AM	12:38PM		1:12AM	1:42PM		2:43AM	11:45AM	3:11PM	4:29AM		4:48PM		5:53AM	5:53PM		6:24PM		6:21AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	15	15	16	14	14	19	17	18	23	20	20	20	17	19	20	16	18	19	16	18
Low °C	14	15	14	14	15	13	12	17	17	17	22	18	17	19	15	16	19	15	15	18	15	15
Chill °C (?)	13	13	14	14	15	12	14	19	17	18	23	20	20	20	17	19	20	15	18	19	15	18
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24
Sunset	-	6:06	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.1 SSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	22	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	14	13	13	11	10	13	13	13	12	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 S	0.3 S	0.1 NW	0.9 WSW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	1.1 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	22	22	20	19	18	15	13	14	13	15	15	10	10	10	12	12	11	11	16	16	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.8 S	-	1.1 S	1.6 S	1.1 SSE	-
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	4	-	5	6	6	-

	Thursday 01	Friday 02	Saturday 03
	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	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	5	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	3094	1562	2777	3492	3303	2212	1970	1853	2041	1848	1732	1684	1713	1748	1685	1575	1500	1324
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- 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
High Tide / height (m)						5:59PM 1.34				6:18AM 1.29				7:01PM 1.49				7:23AM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)				11:47AM 0.44				12:08AM 0.33				12:37PM 0.33				1:19AM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	14	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	13	12
Chill °C (?)	13	13	12	13	14	12	14	13	13	14	14	15	14	12	13	13	12	11
Sunrise	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW
Period (s)	11	23	22	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.1 NW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	24	23	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	15	15	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SE	1.0 SE
Period (s)	11	11	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5