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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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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	Fri		Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Fri
	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	Dias Beach Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg 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	Dias Beach Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Blouberg Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town
Rating	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SW	2.0 SE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	15	12	11	12	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	13	12	11	10	11
Energy	532	1625	624	532	1348	1257	1766	1059	2182	1854	1089	817	1074	1082	1050	1481	1802	1025	1202	1137	742	650
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	6:30PM 1.50		6:36AM 1.15	7:19PM 1.23		7:35AM 1.33		8:14PM 1.23	8:42AM 1.30		9:16PM 1.49	9:57AM 1.31		10:24PM 1.53	11:09AM 1.37		11:20PM 1.36	12:07PM 1.22		12:19AM 1.44	1:09PM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)		12:38AM 0.48	12:48PM 0.39		1:32AM 0.50	1:41PM 0.67		2:35AM 0.50		2:47PM 0.70	3:57AM 0.66		3:47PM 0.47		5:04AM 0.59	4:57PM 0.44		5:55AM 0.28	6:02PM 0.38		6:58AM 0.40	7:02PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	2
High °C	15	14	14	16	15	16	18	17	14	16	16	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	17	14	12	14
Low °C	15	13	13	16	15	15	17	14	14	16	14	14	14	16	15	16	14	14	16	12	12	13
Chill °C (?)	15	13	14	16	14	16	18	17	14	16	16	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	17	13	10	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-
Sunset	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	2.0 SE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	10	12	11	12	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	13	12	11	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.3 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 NW	0.2 ESE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 SE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.3 S	0.1 W	0.1 NW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	15	13	12	12	14	9	8	11	13	11	12	12	10	12	11	11	11	11	13	12	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-

	Friday 05					Saturday 06								Sunday 07								Mon
	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	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	0.9 SW	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	2.0 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.1 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 SW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW
Period(s)	11	12	15	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	13	13	12	14	14	14	14
Energy	1457	1421	532	1088	1143	1625	1437	1419	624	562	532	598	1177	1348	1070	1013	1257	1292	1766	1886	1005	1059
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- 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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				6:31PM 1.24				6:36AM 1.16				7:19PM 1.23				7:33AM 1.10					8:14PM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)		12:06PM 0.34				12:38AM 0.48				12:48PM 0.39				1:32AM 0.50				1:41PM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Temp. °C	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	16	17	17	16	17	14
Chill °C (?)	15	15	15	14	14	14	12	13	14	16	16	15	14	14	15	14	16	17	17	16	17	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	0.8 SSE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	2.0 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.1 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	11	12	10	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	12	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSE	0.8 SE	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	0.2 SSE	1.1 SW	0.2 SSE	-	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	10	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	9	14	8	-	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 05															Saturday 06
	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	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	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) 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	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	2.0 SE	2.0 SE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	2.0 SE	2.0 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE
Period(s)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	15	15	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	1371	1465	1457	1477	1551	1421	1434	1430	532	532	612	1088	1075	1140	1143	1135	1027	1625	1616	1445	1437	1437
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											6:30PM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)					12:06PM 0.34												12:38AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Chill °C (?)	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12
Sunrise	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	2.0 SE	2.0 SE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 WSW	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	2.0 SE	2.0 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	10	10	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	15	15	11	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-