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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Cape Town Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Fri		Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Fri
	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	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town
Rating	1	4	5	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	8	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	2.2 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 S	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	10	13	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	12	13	13	16	15
Energy(?)	1112	1020	3916	7233	6102	4983	4438	3517	2081	2306	2374	2412	1318	1049	880	1584	3436	2483	3031	3041	8174	8296
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)	10:24AM		10:53PM	11:46AM		11:44PM	12:36PM		12:40AM 10:24AM	1:25PM		1:28AM		2:07PM	2:10AM		2:45PM	2:49AM	1:57PM	2:37AM		2:27PM
Low Tide / height (m)		4:17PM	4:30AM	5:33AM	5:30PM		6:25AM	6:34PM		7:15AM	7:25PM		7:57AM		8:09PM 4:15PM	8:35AM		8:48PM		9:49PM	6:46AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	17	8	2	1	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-
High °C	14	13	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	15	16	14	15	15	14	15	14	15
Low °C	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	12	13	14	11	11	15	14	13	15	14	13	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	11	10	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	12	15	16	12	14	14	14	15	13	14
Sunrise	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50
Sunset	-	5:47	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	2.2 WSW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 S	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW
Period (s)	13	10	13	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	12	13	13	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.1 SW	0.3 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	-
Period (s)	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	12	12	11	11	14	13	13	15	12	11	11	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	1.4 NW	-	-	0.9 WNW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	1.3 NW	-	-
Period (s)	6	8	-	-	4	13	13	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	5	-	-

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	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	Clovelly Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Baileys Cottage Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Baileys Cottage Reef Cape Town
Rating	4	3	1	1	4	6	5	5	8	9	8	7	7	5	7	7	6	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SW	2.4 WSW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	2.2 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 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
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	10	12	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	1319	1862	1112	837	1020	4273	3823	3916	8156	10844	7233	6324	6102	5497	4943	4983	4512	4213
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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
High Tide / height (m)			10:33AM 1.22				10:40PM 1.14					11:36AM 1.02				11:43PM 1.15
Low Tide / height (m)	4:19AM 0.52				4:15PM 0.60					5:26AM 0.51				5:30PM 0.60				6:25AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	3	12	9	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	1	1	1	1	2
Temp. °C	13	12	14	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	15	14	14	13	13
Chill °C (?)	11	10	11	10	10	12	14	13	12	12	14	13	12	13	12	12	11	11
Sunrise	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	2.4 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	9	10	12	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSE	-	0.1 SE	1.6 SW	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	7	13	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 NW	1.4 NW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	4	5	6	7	8	12	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	14	13	13	13