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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	Thu	Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town
Rating	0	0	4	4	0	2	0	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	0	0	4	4	0	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	2.5 SSE	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SE
Period(s) (?)	15	14	13	12	12	7	11	12	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	17	15	14	13	7	8	9
Energy(?)	1524	1072	1721	1223	510	813	495	571	996	1504	834	1547	1303	515	733	972	1588	2175	1384	723	1603	1708
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	3:31AM 1.38		3:37PM 1.44	4:03AM 1.36		4:08PM 1.37	4:36AM 1.32		4:40PM 1.32		5:12AM 1.28	5:16PM 1.25		5:53AM 1.23	5:57PM 1.18		6:40AM 1.20	6:48PM 1.11		7:37AM 1.20	7:59PM 1.06
Low Tide / height (m)	9:22PM 0.16	9:33AM 0.28		9:52PM 0.18	10:04AM 0.31		10:23PM 0.22	10:37AM 0.35		10:56PM 0.27	11:13AM 0.41		11:31PM 0.33	11:54AM 0.47		12:12AM 0.38	12:46PM 0.52		1:03AM 0.44	1:57PM 0.55		2:09AM 0.48
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	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	19	24	20	22	27	19	20	24	19	21	26	19	20	24	18	19	24	18	21	26	19
Low °C	17	18	22	16	18	24	18	19	21	16	17	22	16	18	21	17	18	22	15	17	25	17
Chill °C (?)	17	18	24	20	22	27	18	19	24	18	21	26	18	20	24	17	18	24	17	21	26	18
Sunrise	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	15	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	11	16	14	14	13	13	12	17	15	14	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 SW	0.5 S	0.6 SW	1.1 SW	0.2 S	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.9 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.1 S	0.1 W	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	-	-	21	10	17	16	11	14	13	15	13	13	11	12	12	7	13	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SE	1.4 SSE	2.3 S	1.7 S	1.6 SSE	2.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.6 SSE	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.4 SE	1.3 S	1.7 SE	1.2 SE	1.5 S	1.4 SSE	2.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SE
Period (s)	5	5	7	7	6	7	6	5	6	7	8	7	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	7	8	9

	Thursday 20			Friday 21								Saturday 22								Sunday 23
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	0	0	2	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.2 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.5 SSE	0.9 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	7	7	7	7	6	12	11
Energy(?)	1951	1853	1676	2641	2366	2165	1072	956	925	879	1443	1223	1265	1148	1029	664	660	641	540	476	425	529
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	off	off	off	off	on	cross- on	on	on	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	off	on	on
Tide State(?)	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	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	3:05PM 1.44				3:31AM 1.38				3:36PM 1.42				4:03AM 1.36				4:08PM 1.37				4:36AM 1.32
Low Tide / height (m)			9:22PM 0.16				9:33AM 0.28				9:52PM 0.18				10:04AM 0.31				10:23PM 0.22
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)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	17	17	16	19	19	19	19	18	19	16	16	20	26	21	20	19	18	17	19	19
Chill °C (?)	18	17	16	16	15	18	18	18	18	17	19	15	15	20	26	21	19	18	17	16	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30
Sunset	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SSW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	-	-	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.8 S	0.3 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	17	12	-	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	7	7	8	16	21	20	20	10	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.4 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.8 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.2 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.1 SSE
Period (s)	5	5	5	6	6	7	5	6	6	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6

	Thursday 20									Friday 21
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	0	0	2	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	17	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	1848	1816	4005	3430	2574	2789	1617	1597	1597	1577	2700	2641	2614	2555	2366	1415	1314	1193	1160	1067	1072	1066
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	on	cross- off	off	off	off	off	on	on	on	on	off	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		3:05PM 1.44												3:31AM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)								9:22PM 0.16												9:32AM 0.27
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	19	19	23	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	23	19	19
Chill °C (?)	18	18	23	19	18	17	17	17	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	17	18	23	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	18	18	17	17	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	6