Cape Town Surf

Cape Town Surf Forecast

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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Cape Town Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Cape Town Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Cape Town Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Cape Town Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Cape Town Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Cape Town Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Cape Town Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Cape Town Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Cape Town Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s)	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	12	12	11	10	10	12	13	12	12
Energy	1257	1779	1049	2081	1757	1016	811	1080	1362	1064	879	1009	1112	627	1477	1037	864	743	1193	1152	1324	1026
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:14PM 1.23	8:42AM 1.30		9:15PM 1.25	9:54AM 1.09		10:24PM 1.53	11:09AM 1.37		11:21PM 1.36	12:07PM 1.22		12:19AM 1.44	1:04PM 1.32		1:22AM 1.74			2:14AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)	1:41PM 0.67		2:35AM 0.50		2:47PM 0.70	3:46AM 0.45		3:48PM 0.47		5:04AM 0.59	5:08PM 0.65		5:55AM 0.28	6:02PM 0.38		6:51AM 0.17	7:02PM 0.30		7:48AM 0.32	7:57PM 0.22	8:02PM 0.44	8:33AM 0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	17	17	15	15	14	15	15	15	18	22	18	17	17	15	15	15	14	12	15	14	14
Low °C	14	16	16	14	14	13	13	15	14	16	21	17	16	16	15	14	15	12	12	15	13	14
Chill °C (?)	16	17	17	14	15	14	15	15	15	18	22	18	17	16	14	15	14	14	11	14	14	14
Sunrise	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:42	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	12	12	11	10	10	12	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 NW	0.2 ESE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 W	0.1 NW	0.2 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	1.0 SSW	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.1 W	0.8 WSW	0.9 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	9	12	11	13	11	12	12	7	12	8	11	7	11	13	10	-	16	15	10	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sat	Sunday 07								Monday 08								Tuesday 09
	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	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kreefte Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW
Period(s)	12	11	11	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	1207	1274	1154	1472	1257	1151	1779	1864	2039	1049	1034	2081	2081	1010	1757	1501	1225	1016	1065	907	811	1019
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				7:31AM 1.10					8:12PM 1.47				8:42AM 1.30				9:16PM 1.49				9:54AM 1.09
Low Tide / height (m)		1:32AM 0.50				1:38PM 0.44					2:35AM 0.50				2:47PM 0.70				3:46AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	15	15	16	18	16	16	17	17	16	15	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	15	15
Chill °C (?)	13	13	14	14	16	18	16	16	17	17	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	12	11	11	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SE	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	0.5 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 NW	0.1 SE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	12	14	14	12	9	9	12	12	12	11	11	13	13	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.3 NNW	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 06			Sunday 07
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Kreefte Reef Cape Town	Kreefte Reef Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 SW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 SW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Energy	575	1086	1207	510	1211	1274	1224	1008	1154	1083	1472	1472	1472	1150	1257	1252	1155	1151	1408	1781	1779	1411
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)												7:31AM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)						1:32AM 0.50												1:38PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	18	16	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	17	17	18	16	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.6 SSE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	1.4 SW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	10	12	12	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	14	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	-	0.4 NW	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	3	3	3	3	3	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-