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 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Boneyards Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Dunes Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SSW	1.2 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 S	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	19	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	12	12	11	11	8	10	8	7	7
Energy(?)	1250	753	533	665	1297	2259	2098	1088	809	1964	1178	1137	1264	1294	443	667	478	250	655	533	562	636
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross	off	glass	cross- on	off	off	on	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:28PM 1.36	2:54AM 1.44		3:00PM 1.45	3:23AM 1.55		3:37PM 1.75	3:55AM 1.86		4:04PM 1.54	4:23AM 1.66		4:37PM 1.53	4:54AM 1.67		5:11PM 1.49		5:28AM 1.62	5:48PM 1.41		6:05AM 1.53	6:30PM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)		8:44PM 0.18	9:03AM 0.49		9:12PM 0.10	9:34AM 0.40		9:42PM 0.34	10:03AM 0.07		10:10PM 0.02	10:37AM 0.31		10:40PM 0.03	11:11AM 0.32		11:12PM 0.08	11:44AM 0.10		11:47PM 0.16	12:24PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	3	-
High °C	28	21	25	30	27	21	25	21	22	23	21	27	24	21	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	21
Low °C	26	18	24	28	20	20	23	20	21	22	21	22	20	18	20	21	19	19	20	18	19	21
Chill °C (?)	28	21	25	30	27	21	25	21	22	23	20	27	24	21	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:26	-
Sunset	7:38	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 S	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SSW	1.2 S	1.6 SSW	0.8 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	9	14	12	12	11	11	8	10	10	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.1 SE	0.9 SE	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	1.1 SW	1.1 S	1.0 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.5 SW	0.9 SSE	0.4 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W
Period (s)	13	12	7	19	11	19	18	18	16	16	16	14	9	8	8	7	14	10	8	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 SSE	1.7 ESE	-	-	0.6 W	-	-	1.4 S	1.8 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 S	2.1 SSE	2.1 SSE
Period (s)	7	6	-	-	3	-	-	7	7	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	7

	Sunday 15					Monday 16								Tuesday 17								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	Big Bay Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dumps 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	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	20	19	18	18	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14
Energy(?)	1557	1553	1093	1500	1093	1158	798	520	887	605	937	1108	1166	1086	1605	1470	1927	1486	2639	1473	1128	2129
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	on	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)			2:34PM 1.60				2:57AM 1.70				3:00PM 1.45				3:25AM 1.79				3:32PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)	8:32AM 0.33				8:44PM 0.18				9:03AM 0.23				9:12PM 0.10				9:33AM 0.14				9:41PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	24	29	27	25	22	23	25	28	30	24	24	21	21	19	19	22	21	22	21	20	20
Chill °C (?)	25	24	29	27	25	22	23	25	28	30	24	24	21	21	19	19	22	21	22	21	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 SE	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	8	8	8	8	7	6	19	18	18	11	11	11	11	18	18	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 SE	1.2 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SE	1.4 SE	-	1.6 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 S	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	-	7	7	8	8	8	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	7	7

	Sunday 15															Monday 16
	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	Big Bay Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dumps 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	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 ESE	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	12
Energy(?)	1937	1935	1767	1531	1414	1789	1630	1371	1200	1156	932	1500	1500	1020	963	1046	795	636	909	539	632	522
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							2:34PM 1.60												2:54AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)	8:32AM 0.33												8:44PM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	19	24	26	27	26	27	28	28	27	23	27	26	22	23	24	18	19	21	21	21	23
Chill °C (?)	20	19	24	26	27	26	27	28	28	27	23	27	26	22	23	24	17	18	21	21	21	23
Sunrise	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	7	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	1.1 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	12	13	12	12	12	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 SE	1.4 SE	-	-	1.6 SE	1.7 SE	1.2 SSE	2.0 SE	2.2 SE	2.3 SE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.1 SE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.7 ESE	1.6 SE	1.7 SE	1.3 SE	1.6 ESE	-
Period (s)	-	7	7	-	-	7	7	7	6	7	7	8	8	7	8	8	6	7	8	7	7	-