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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	Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			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	Dias Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Witsands Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Baileys Cottage Reef Cape Town
Rating	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SE	1.1 SSE	2.0 SE	1.7 SE	1.0 SSE	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 WSW	1.2 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.0 WSW
Period(s)	11	11	12	12	12	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	13	13	12	12	12	12
Energy	1457	505	1625	1193	532	1008	1318	1313	1566	2035	1874	1026	756	813	1063	1069	1622	1895	430	1182	801	424
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:31PM 1.25		6:36AM 1.16	7:19PM 1.23		7:35AM 1.33		8:14PM 1.23	8:42AM 1.30		9:16PM 1.49	9:57AM 1.31		10:19PM 1.29	11:09AM 1.37		11:28PM 1.59	12:07PM 1.23		12:19AM 1.44	1:04PM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)	12:06PM 0.34		12:38AM 0.48	12:48PM 0.39		1:38AM 0.71	1:41PM 0.67		2:35AM 0.50		2:39PM 0.47	3:57AM 0.66		3:48PM 0.47	4:54AM 0.37	5:04AM 0.59	4:58PM 0.44		5:55AM 0.28	6:02PM 0.38		6:51AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	2
High °C	15	15	14	14	16	14	16	19	17	15	17	16	14	18	17	17	18	16	14	15	15	14
Low °C	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	18	14	14	17	14	14	17	15	16	17	14	12	15	14	14
Chill °C (?)	15	15	13	13	16	13	16	19	17	15	17	16	14	18	17	17	18	16	12	13	14	12
Sunrise	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SE	1.1 SSE	2.0 SE	1.7 SE	1.0 SSE	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 WSW	1.2 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.0 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	12	12	12	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	13	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	1.4 WSW	-	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	10	15	13	12	12	10	9	12	11	7	-	6	6	12	7	11	11	12	11	11	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.4 NNW	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	3	11

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	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town
Rating	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	2.2 SE	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	1.1 SSE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	2.0 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SW	2.2 WSW
Period(s)	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	13	13	14	14	14
Energy	892	1403	1457	1421	505	1088	1143	1625	1437	1419	1193	514	532	589	1106	1008	1070	1468	1318	1499	1313	1864
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	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	glass	off	glass
Tide State	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-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	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)						6:31PM 1.24				6:36AM 1.16				7:17PM 1.48				7:31AM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)				12:06PM 0.34				12:38AM 0.48				12:48PM 0.39				1:38AM 0.71				1:38PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	15	14	15	14	14	15	16	17	18	16
Chill °C (?)	13	13	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	13	13	16	14	13	14	13	13	14	16	17	18	16
Sunrise	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	2.2 SE	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	1.1 SSE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	2.0 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 SW	2.2 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	13	13	11	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSE	0.8 SE	0.4 SE	0.9 WSW	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	1.3 WSW	0.4 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	11	10	10	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	10	14	12	9	14	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 NW	-	-	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	3	4	-	-	3	-	-	-	-

	Friday 05																					Sat
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town
Rating	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	2.2 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	2.0 SE	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE
Period(s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	15	14	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	885	906	892	829	788	1403	1371	1465	1457	1477	1551	1421	1434	745	505	532	612	1088	1075	1140	1143	1135
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)																	6:30PM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)											12:06PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	2.2 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	2.0 SE	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 WSW	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	10	14	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	15	15	11	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-