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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	Friday 09			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Fri
	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	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	3	0	3	2	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	1401	514	254	3436	2860	3371	1271	1291	1068	633	1380	2445	3133	3523	2528	2003	1497	1028	655	599	511	213
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:54PM		1:58AM		2:14PM	2:17AM		2:44PM	2:47AM		3:14PM	3:18AM 1:44PM		3:44PM	3:49AM		4:16PM	4:21AM	3:02PM	2:58AM		3:28PM
Low Tide / height (m)		7:48PM		8:10AM		8:14PM 7:42AM	8:38AM		8:44PM	9:07AM		9:14PM	9:35AM		9:44PM	10:05AM		10:15PM 7:43PM		10:15PM	8:04AM	6:34AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	4	2	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	16	17	16	15	15	17	15	14	16	15	18	20	22	24	26	25	25	22	23	23
Low °C	15	17	16	16	16	13	15	17	15	14	16	15	16	19	21	22	25	22	22	20	20	21
Chill °C (?)	16	16	14	15	14	14	15	17	14	14	16	15	18	20	22	24	26	25	25	22	23	23
Sunrise	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31
Sunset	-	5:58	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 S	0.6 SW	3.5 WSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	13	13	8	12	16	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.3 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SW	0.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 S	1.1 S	0.2 S	-	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	10	9	12	18	12	11	14	13	12	11	15	-	14	14	13	12	12	13	12	13	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 WNW	1.4 NW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSE	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	0.3 NW
Period (s)	-	4	6	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	3	-	3

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	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	2	2	3	3	2	4	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	1311	1603	1401	1134	514	820	557	254	624	1437	3436	4839	2860	5747	4469	3371	3298	1886
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	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
High Tide / height (m)				1:44PM 1.27				1:47AM 1.42					2:14PM 1.33				2:17AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)		7:48AM 0.50				7:44PM 0.34					8:10AM 0.20				8:14PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	17	17	17	16	14	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	15
Chill °C (?)	16	15	16	16	16	14	12	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	15
Sunrise	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	12	14	13	13	13	12	12	8	10	12	12	12	16	16	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.1 W	0.3 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	-	0.5 S	0.8 S	1.0 SW	1.5 S	1.9 SSW	0.7 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	15	9	9	20	12	12	18	18	-	12	12	15	11	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.1 NNW	1.4 NW	1.0 NW	2.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	10	4	6	4	6	6	11	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	-