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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	Sun		Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sun
	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	Beach Road Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Off The Wall 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	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	2	3	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 SSE	0.9 SW	2.1 SE	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	12	12	11	10	11	13	12	11	11	6	11	6	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	2390	1417	794	616	473	404	366	522	302	259	201	202	221	683	249	336	335	134	112	146	148	234
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:13PM 1.53	3:39AM 1.60		3:52PM 1.55	4:16AM 1.65		4:29PM 1.53	4:50AM 1.64		5:04PM 1.47		5:23AM 1.59	5:37PM 1.39		5:55AM 1.50	6:16PM 1.56		6:27AM 1.39	6:44PM 1.18		7:10AM 1.54	7:28PM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)		9:27PM 0.02	9:52AM 0.07		10:04PM -0.00	10:29AM 0.06		10:37PM 0.02	11:05AM 0.09		11:09PM 0.08	11:39AM 0.15		11:43PM 0.44	12:12PM 0.24		12:09AM 0.29	12:44PM 0.34		12:39AM 0.40	1:26PM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	21	21	21	20	26	25	24	25	26	24	21	25	21	23	27	22	23	25	21	21	25
Low °C	24	20	20	20	20	21	24	21	22	25	21	21	24	20	20	26	21	21	23	20	20	24
Chill °C (?)	24	21	21	21	20	26	25	24	25	26	24	21	25	21	23	27	22	23	25	21	21	25
Sunrise	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:13	-
Sunset	7:51	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	13	12	11	11	10	11	10	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SSE	0.1 S	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	-	-	12	11	12	6	11	10	11	11	15	15	15	13	18	16	16	5	15	15	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	1.2 S	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.0 SE	1.3 SSE	1.4 S	2.1 SE	1.2 SE	0.7 S	0.9 SSE	-	0.3 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	-	4	5	5	5

	Sunday 01					Monday 02								Tuesday 03								Wed
	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	Cemetery Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	2	2	0	0	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	13
Energy(?)	2704	3419	1330	867	879	1417	1457	1000	1038	892	641	304	310	519	422	523	404	336	332	320	395	522
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
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	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			3:13PM 1.53				3:39AM 1.61				3:52PM 1.57				4:15AM 1.65				4:29PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)	9:11AM 0.13				9:28PM 0.02				9:51AM 0.07				10:04PM -0.00				10:29AM 0.06				10:41PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	21	20	20	20	20	21	26	27	27	25	24	22
Chill °C (?)	23	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	21	20	20	20	20	21	26	27	27	25	24	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.6 WSW	0.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	12	16	11	16	11	12	11	11	6	11	11	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 SSE	-	0.8 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	-	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 S	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	-	4	-	5	5	5	-	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Sunday 01	Monday 02
	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	Cemetery Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	2	2	0	0	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	3145	4046	1649	1626	1626	3253	3051	2708	2390	2462	2454	867	868	2108	2002	2059	1619	1417	1475	1471	1484	1355
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)								3:13PM 1.53												3:39AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)		9:10AM 0.13												9:31PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	22	22	22	24	25	24	24	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	21	21	22	22	22	24	25	24	24	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Sunrise	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 SE	0.9 SE	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	-	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	5	5	5	5	-	5	5	5	5	5	5	5