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

	Wed		Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wed
	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	Kleinmond Overberg	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Baileys Cottage Reef Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	5	9	9	9	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	6.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	14	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	13	12	11	11	10	13	12
Energy(?)	3148	2170	3902	6605	17941	14148	9938	5713	3050	2542	1594	1169	1048	1149	3372	2596	1727	1034	828	392	772	913
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	7:11PM 1.46		7:37AM 1.22		8:05PM 1.39	8:42AM 1.14		9:11PM 1.31	10:04AM 1.09		10:29PM 1.27	11:31AM 1.12		11:50PM 1.29	12:45PM 1.20		1:00AM 1.34	1:44PM 1.30		1:58AM 1.41		2:34PM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)		1:35AM 0.31	1:36PM 0.35		2:35AM 0.36		2:38PM 0.44	3:50AM 0.39		3:59PM 0.49		5:14AM 0.38	5:31PM 0.48		6:30AM 0.32	6:50PM 0.41		7:31AM 0.24	7:52PM 0.32		8:22AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	4	7	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	14	15	15	15	13	13	12	14	17	17	16	16	14	12	12	12	13	15	13	14	16
Low °C	16	12	13	15	14	13	13	11	13	16	14	14	15	13	12	12	12	11	14	12	13	16
Chill °C (?)	15	12	13	13	13	12	12	10	14	17	17	16	16	13	12	9	9	12	14	10	13	16
Sunrise	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-
Sunset	5:52	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:59	-	-	6:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	6.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	14	13	14	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	13	12	11	11	10	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 S	0.3 SW	0.8 S	0.5 SW
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	15	10	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 NNW	1.1 NNW	0.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SSE	1.1 S	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	10	-	-

	Wednesday 16					Thursday 17								Friday 18								Sat
	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	Bettys Bay Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Baileys Cottage Reef Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	8	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.3 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	4295	3365	3148	3009	2845	2800	3214	1811	3902	8469	10320	11076	12086	8010	11696	10749	14148	11597	9938	8296	7177	6383
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)				7:18PM 1.66				7:38AM 1.21					8:05PM 1.38				8:44AM 1.13				9:11PM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)		12:46PM 0.26				1:35AM 0.31				1:36PM 0.35					2:36AM 0.35				2:38PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	16	16	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	15	14	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	11
Chill °C (?)	12	15	14	11	10	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	9	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	2.3 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	12	-	12	12	12	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 NNW	0.9 NNW	1.1 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.2 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SE	-
Period (s)	-	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-