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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	Sat		Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Sat
	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	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Kreefte Reef Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Clovelly Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	5	5	5	0	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	0	5	5	5	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 S	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	17	15	13	13	12	11	11	11	10	10	12	19	18	16	16	15	14	13	13
Energy(?)	2504	1713	1325	2992	3181	1367	2522	1670	983	836	682	347	433	1000	2020	1275	2972	4471	3738	1749	2068	904
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		10:29PM 1.27	11:31AM 1.13		11:58PM 1.52	12:50PM 1.43		1:01AM 1.36	1:45PM 1.32		1:58AM 1.41		2:34PM 1.40	2:52AM 1.67		3:17PM 1.48	3:29AM 1.48		3:57PM 1.54	4:09AM 1.47		4:34PM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)	4:13PM 0.69		5:13AM 0.37	5:39PM 0.68		6:36AM 0.54	6:55PM 0.62		7:33AM 0.24	7:52PM 0.32		8:21AM 0.16		8:48PM 0.46	9:06AM 0.10		9:28PM 0.17	9:44AM 0.07		10:09PM 0.15	10:21AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	14	15	16	13	13	14	13	14	17	17	16	17	15	14	14	14	13	15	15	14	15
Low °C	16	14	14	15	13	13	13	12	13	16	15	15	17	14	14	14	13	12	15	13	13	14
Chill °C (?)	16	13	15	16	12	12	12	11	14	17	17	16	17	13	12	13	13	11	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-
Sunset	5:57	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:59	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 S	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.2 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	15	13	13	12	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	16	16	15	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 E	-	1.6 SW	-	-	-	-	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.1 SW	0.8 S	0.1 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	11	-	17	-	-	-	-	7	9	11	10	24	21	19	18	11	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 S	1.6 SE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SE	-	0.9 S	1.3 S	0.8 S	-	-	-	1.1 SSE	0.9 SE	1.2 ESE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	7	7	-	10	6	6	-	-	-	5	5	5	-

	Saturday 19					Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tue
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	3355	3005	2504	2094	1952	1703	1607	1594	1688	2236	4136	3624	3021	3018	3094	3278	3041	2399	1465	2347	2120	1389
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	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
High Tide / height (m)	10:08AM 1.32				10:38PM 1.51					11:31AM 1.12				11:58PM 1.52				12:45PM 1.21				1:00AM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)			4:00PM 0.49					5:14AM 0.39				5:32PM 0.48				6:30AM 0.32				6:50PM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	14	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	13	15	16	15	13	14	14	14	15	13	14	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	17	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SE	1.2 SE	1.7 SSE	1.2 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	6	6

	Saturday 19	Sunday 20
	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	3728	3728	3355	3152	3152	2859	2817	2559	2559	1804	1710	2094	1565	1952	2076	1847	1819	1569	828	1475	1475	1475
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross	cross- off	on	cross	off	off	on	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			10:06AM 1.10												10:30PM 1.27
Low Tide / height (m)								3:59PM 0.50														5:13AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	14	14	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	12	11	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	13	13	15	14	14	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14
Sunrise	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-