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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	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			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	Dumps Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.3 S	2.2 S	1.7 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSE	1.0 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	12	11	10	10	10	13	12	11	10	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	14	13
Energy(?)	2710	2730	1469	1137	584	268	282	326	371	323	288	367	577	816	1129	1010	1062	603	204	595	1115	3145
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		1:48AM		2:21PM	2:26AM	1:46PM	3:04PM	3:00AM		3:32PM	3:36AM		4:12PM	4:12AM		4:47PM	4:50AM	1:48AM		3:32AM	3:57PM	1:05PM
Low Tide / height (m)	7:46PM		8:15AM		8:21PM	8:47AM		8:58PM	9:21AM		9:33PM	9:55AM 7:46PM		10:09PM	10:30AM		10:47PM	11:06AM	11:03PM	8:18AM		11:32PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	13	16	15	18	19	20	19	21	22	21	23	20	19	19
Low °C	14	13	13	15	14	14	14	12	12	15	14	17	19	19	18	20	19	20	21	19	18	18
Chill °C (?)	14	12	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	16	15	18	19	20	19	21	22	21	23	20	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-
Sunset	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.3 S	2.2 S	1.7 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSE	1.0 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	12	13	12	11	10	10	10	13	12	11	10	10	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	2.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	-
Period (s)	15	12	11	12	12	11	10	11	10	9	16	14	10	16	14	13	14	13	12	12	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	0.6 NW	0.8 NNW	0.4 NW	0.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	3	10

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	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Llandudno Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.3 S
Period(s) (?)	14	14	12	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	4047	3985	2710	2429	2949	2730	2297	1750	1469	1398	1137	730	625	584	563	320	268	319
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		1:46PM 1.24				1:48AM 1.34					2:21PM 1.28				2:25AM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)				7:46PM 0.40					8:13AM 0.25				8:22PM 0.61				8:47AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	14	15	14	12	13	14	13	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	15
Chill °C (?)	11	13	14	12	10	11	13	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.3 S
Period (s)	14	14	12	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 S	1.0 SSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	15	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-