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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	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tue
	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	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	0	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	0	2	2	1	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.4 S	0.5 SSE	0.4 SW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	11	11	13	6	6	6	10	12	11
Energy(?)	2348	4004	3921	2209	1354	1598	788	807	841	585	491	689	531	581	230	220	268	240	224	143	81	124
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	on	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross	on	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	11:42AM 1.09		12:12AM 1.15	12:48PM 1.24		1:08AM 1.25	1:32PM 1.38		1:48AM 1.34		2:06PM 1.47	2:31AM 1.63		2:37PM 1.57	2:52AM 1.46		3:05PM 1.59	3:21AM 1.48		3:40PM 1.80	3:55AM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)		6:10PM 0.73		6:37AM 0.42	7:08PM 0.39		7:23AM 0.31	7:55PM 0.48		7:57AM 0.21		8:30PM 0.40	8:29AM 0.15		8:53PM 0.11	8:57AM 0.11		9:21PM 0.08	9:29AM 0.35		9:51PM 0.32	9:50AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	1	1	-
High °C	13	14	12	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	18	15	16	16	15	16	19	16	15	15	15	15
Low °C	13	13	11	12	14	12	12	14	12	13	17	13	15	16	14	14	17	13	14	15	14	13
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	14	13	12	14	13	12	12	18	14	15	15	14	15	19	16	14	13	14	14
Sunrise	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35
Sunset	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:38	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:40	-	-	6:40	-	-	6:38	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 S	0.8 SSE	0.4 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	11	11	13	8	7	11	6	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.5 S	2.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 W	0.6 S	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 W	0.5 S	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSE	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	-	14	11	11	11	10	14	11	10	9	11	10	9	9	14	8	12	12	7	7	6	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SE	1.0 SE	1.0 SSE	-	-	0.9 SE	0.5 SSE	0.9 SE	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.4 S	-	-	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	5	-	-	7	5	5	6	6	6	-	-	5

	Mon	Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Baileys Cottage Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	4194	7726	3903	2871	2348	5309	1940	3747	3134	3132	3236	3459	3366	3051	1837	2310	1006	1004	1330	1160	1139	862
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)	10:34PM 1.07					11:42AM 1.09				12:10AM 1.14				12:50PM 1.25				1:08AM 1.25				1:32PM 1.36
Low Tide / height (m)				5:22AM 0.53				6:10PM 0.73				6:37AM 0.64				7:07PM 0.39				7:26AM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	14	14
Chill °C (?)	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	1.0 W	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	15	-	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.7 S	0.6 S	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 W	1.1 SW	0.8 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	15	-	-	-	-	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 15			Tuesday 16
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Baileys Cottage Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	4.5 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	6.0 WSW	3.5 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1838	6959	2135	2135	5373	10687	3477	8461	7369	7477	7425	6973	6783	6446	4045	5457	2404	2404	4671	3993	3993	3405
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			10:33PM 1.07													11:44AM 1.11
Low Tide / height (m)										5:18AM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	14	14	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	13	13	11	11	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	1.4 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	-	-	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	12	14	12	12	12	-	-	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	-	-	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	15	11	11	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	4.5 WSW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	3.5 SW	6.0 WSW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	12	6	6	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-