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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	Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Sat
	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	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's 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	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	4	2	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 S	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	2.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	15	13	13	12	12	11	10	11	11	12	18	17	16	16	14	14	8
Energy(?)	3355	2504	1713	1325	2834	3018	1235	2114	1399	857	707	743	392	689	1183	2325	3570	3868	3962	1999	965	773
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	10:05AM 1.10		10:29PM 1.27	11:31AM 1.13		11:50PM 1.29	12:45PM 1.21		1:06AM 1.57	1:49PM 1.53		1:58AM 1.42		2:34PM 1.40	2:47AM 1.46		3:17PM 1.50	3:35AM 1.68		3:57PM 1.54	4:14AM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)		4:00PM 0.49		5:13AM 0.37	5:39PM 0.68		6:29AM 0.31	6:55PM 0.62		7:36AM 0.46	7:56PM 0.54		8:23AM 0.16		8:43PM 0.23	9:05AM 0.10		9:33PM 0.41	9:45AM 0.07		10:14PM 0.39	10:21AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1
High °C	13	16	14	14	16	13	14	14	13	14	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Low °C	12	15	14	14	15	13	12	13	13	12	17	15	14	16	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	12
Chill °C (?)	13	16	13	13	15	12	14	12	11	14	17	17	16	16	14	12	12	12	12	13	13	10
Sunrise	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:43
Sunset	-	5:57	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:57	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 S	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	-
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	15	13	13	12	12	11	10	11	11	12	12	17	16	16	14	14	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.2 E	-	1.6 SW	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 WSW	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	12	-	17	-	-	-	-	13	8	11	10	11	21	18	11	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSE	1.6 SSE	-	1.2 SE	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.8 SSE	-	-	0.5 W	2.4 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	7	-	7	10	7	6	6	5	4	4	-	-	3	8

	Fri	Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	7177	6152	5270	3783	3355	3005	2504	2094	1952	1703	1583	1688	1688	1541	4088	3624	3827	3018	3094	3278	2600	1430
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	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
High Tide / height (m)	9:11PM 1.31				10:08AM 1.32				10:38PM 1.51					11:31AM 1.12				11:58PM 1.52				12:43PM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)			3:50AM 0.39				4:00PM 0.49					5:14AM 0.39				5:32PM 0.48				6:30AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	11	11	12	13	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	12	13	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	10	9	10	12	13	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	13	13	12	11	13	14	14	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	1.3 SSW	-	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	-	17	-	9	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 18	Saturday 19
	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	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	8042	7778	7177	6019	6237	6152	5020	5144	4748	4616	4186	3783	3728	2726	2565	3005	3050	2859	3005	2824	2504	1186
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	on	on	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)		9:11PM 1.31													10:04AM 1.09
Low Tide / height (m)									4:04AM 0.61											4:00PM 0.49	4:13PM 0.69
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	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	12	12	12	10	11	12	12	14	17	15	15	15	16	15
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	11	11	9	12	10	12	12	12	9	10	11	12	14	17	15	14	14	16	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-