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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	Thu		Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thu
	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	Big Bay Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Extensions Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	5	4	0	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SSW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	1885	3997	4211	4407	2432	1083	1940	1323	1382	1301	791	671	986	1824	2472	2796	1148	1144	1982	2638	893	1326
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	5:35PM 1.66		5:55AM 1.55	6:09PM 1.33		6:33AM 1.47	6:54PM 1.25		7:18AM 1.40	7:48PM 1.15		8:15AM 1.30		9:03PM 1.07	9:35AM 1.23		10:43PM 1.05	11:12AM 1.23		12:17AM 1.13	12:37PM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)		11:36PM 0.14	12:09PM 0.22		12:11AM 0.22	12:51PM 0.27		12:52AM 0.31	1:42PM 0.34		1:43AM 0.41		2:50PM 0.41	2:56AM 0.51		4:22PM 0.44	4:42AM 0.54		5:59PM 0.40		6:23AM 0.48	7:12PM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	19	18	18	18	19	21	20	20	20	20	20	22	20	20	20	19	19	22	18	20	22
Low °C	20	18	18	18	17	18	21	18	19	19	19	19	21	19	19	20	18	18	20	18	19	21
Chill °C (?)	21	18	18	17	18	19	21	20	20	20	20	20	22	20	20	20	19	18	22	17	20	22
Sunrise	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:03	-
Sunset	7:57	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:53
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SSW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 E	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 NW	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW
Period (s)	-	16	16	16	15	15	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	-	11	-	-	-	-	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.7 S	1.5 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.4 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	6	6	6	6

	Thursday 22					Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sun
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	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	Cemetery Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg
Rating	0	4	0	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1171	1467	1340	3658	2881	3312	3222	3177	4211	4473	4407	4124	3373	3240	2662	2337	1674	2189	1016	1496	1813	1672
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:31PM 1.40				5:55AM 1.52				6:09PM 1.33				6:33AM 1.47				6:53PM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)		11:31AM 0.19				11:36PM 0.15				12:09PM 0.22				12:11AM 0.21				12:50PM 0.28				12:51AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	22	21	19	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	18	20	20	20	20	19	18
Chill °C (?)	20	22	21	18	18	18	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	18	20	20	20	20	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:57	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.1 W	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 S
Period (s)	16	18	-	-	-	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	-	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	-	-	1.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 22															Friday 23
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg
Rating	0	4	0	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	865	965	633	1370	1012	1146	1412	1601	2646	2783	3299	3658	2655	3900	2881	3072	2813	4170	1900	3029	3830	4051
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	on	on
High Tide / height (m)										5:31PM 1.40												5:55AM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)				11:31AM 0.19												11:36PM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	21	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	17	17
Chill °C (?)	19	20	21	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	18	18	19	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	17	17
Sunrise	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	18	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	-	-	-	-	-	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 S	-	-	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	-	1.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-