Cape Town Surf

Cape Town Surf Forecast

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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Cape Town Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Cape Town Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Cape Town Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Cape Town Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Cape Town Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Cape Town Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Cape Town Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Cape Town Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Cape Town Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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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	Sat		Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Sat
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road 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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town
Rating	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SE	1.2 SW	2.3 SE	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 WSW
Period(s)	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	7	12	7	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	14	12	12	12
Energy	3225	1208	1469	1047	964	1029	812	603	696	756	1267	1133	1295	1746	1723	1354	1113	1025	1386	1046	648	679
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:01PM 1.64	2:07AM 1.57		2:45PM 1.47	3:04AM 1.81		3:34PM 1.53	3:53AM 1.79		4:23PM 1.54	4:38AM 1.52		5:15PM 1.77		5:29AM 1.44	6:01PM 1.50		6:23AM 1.55	6:56PM 1.66		7:18AM 1.45	7:46PM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)			8:33AM 0.03		8:54PM 0.39	9:22AM 0.01		9:45PM 0.37	10:11AM 0.26		10:32PM 0.13	10:56AM 0.06		11:29PM 0.42	11:42AM 0.12		12:24AM 0.48	12:34PM 0.46		1:22AM 0.55	1:27PM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	19	16	15	19	17	16	19	17	17	22	22	20	21
Low °C	15	14	12	14	12	13	15	13	13	19	14	14	18	15	15	18	16	16	21	19	19	18
Chill °C (?)	15	16	13	14	13	14	15	13	13	19	14	14	19	16	15	19	17	17	22	22	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-
Sunset	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSE	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	7	12	11	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	14	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.4 WSW	1.2 SSE	1.1 SW	-	0.6 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 SW	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.8 S
Period (s)	10	10	9	12	12	11	11	10	9	8	14	12	7	16	-	15	12	15	7	8	7	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	1.3 SE	1.7 SE	1.4 SSE	2.3 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.3 SSE	1.4 S	1.7 S	1.5 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.8 SE	1.6 SE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	5	7	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	-	-

	Saturday 13					Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tue
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	3448	3449	3225	3010	2761	1208	1047	1706	1469	1045	1047	1328	1171	964	1014	1084	1029	1044	812	711	626	603
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-flow	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	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			2:01PM 1.64				2:07AM 1.57				2:45PM 1.47				2:58AM 1.59				3:34PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)					8:02PM 0.44				8:33AM 0.03				8:54PM 0.39				9:22AM 0.01				9:45PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	15	14	14	13	12	12	13	14	14	15	14	13	13
Chill °C (?)	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	12	13	14	13	13	12	10	10	12	14	13	14	13	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.3 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	12	12	9	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	0.7 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	-	-	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	6	6	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	5

	Saturday 13															Sunday 14
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) 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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) 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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Energy	3216	3447	3448	3442	3451	3449	3451	3225	3225	3225	3046	3010	3108	2792	2761	1344	1227	1208	1189	1064	1047	1887
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							2:01PM 1.64												2:07AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	12
Sunrise	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-