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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	Fri	Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	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	Noordhoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Haardebaai Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	4	0	4	3	0	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	0	0	3	3	0	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	1.6 SE	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	2.5 S	2.2 SE	1.4 SSE	2.3 SE	1.6 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	7	14	12	12	12	17	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	7	6	7	6	6
Energy(?)	1402	515	940	1077	385	740	1766	2387	1687	823	741	625	440	390	334	566	623	889	827	320	611	248
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	on	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		8:04AM 1.24		8:37PM 1.01	9:01AM 1.15		9:51PM 0.96	10:13AM 1.09		11:27PM 1.24	11:41AM 1.38		12:41AM 1.30	12:43PM 1.41		1:27AM 1.11	1:29PM 1.21		2:07AM 1.21		2:09PM 1.29	2:42AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)	1:34AM 0.45		2:37PM 0.49	2:27AM 0.56		3:46PM 0.55	3:40AM 0.63		5:10PM 0.56		5:18AM 0.88	6:23PM 0.50		6:31AM 0.85	7:16PM 0.43		7:29AM 0.52	7:57PM 0.35		8:11AM 0.43		8:33PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	24	30	26	24	29	22	22	23	21	21	22	21	23	22	21	19	19	17	19	19	18
Low °C	18	18	30	19	21	28	21	22	22	19	20	21	20	21	22	19	17	19	17	17	19	18
Chill °C (?)	18	24	30	26	24	29	22	22	23	21	21	22	21	23	22	21	18	18	16	19	18	17
Sunrise	-	5:45	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:59	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSE	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	12	11	14	8	12	12	17	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	9	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 S	0.6 SSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 SW	0.1 NW	0.6 SW	1.2 SW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.1 W	0.2 ESE	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	1.0 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-
Period (s)	9	15	11	12	12	21	11	12	13	11	10	12	12	12	15	14	11	11	10	9	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 S	1.7 SSE	1.4 SE	1.3 S	1.4 SSE	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	-	0.5 SW	-	-	0.6 S	1.0 S	1.3 SSE	2.5 S	2.2 SE	1.4 SSE	2.3 SE	1.6 SSE
Period (s)	7	7	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	-	3	-	-	4	5	6	7	6	7	6	6

	Friday 09			Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	Kamer Van Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road 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
Rating	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	0	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WSW	2.2 SSE	2.4 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSE	1.2 WSW	2.1 SE	2.0 SSE	2.2 SE	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	7	9	9	8	11	7	7	7	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	20	18	17	16	15
Energy(?)	742	815	1551	1203	1269	1047	1107	699	859	1324	1110	1077	845	832	710	446	605	1092	1579	1912	1971	2092
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	off	off	off	off	off	on	on	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	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)		7:37PM 1.10					8:04AM 1.24				8:41PM 1.29				9:01AM 1.15				9:54PM 0.96
Low Tide / height (m)				1:35AM 0.46					2:36PM 0.50				2:38AM 0.80				3:45PM 0.55				3:43AM 0.63
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	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	19	17	16	19	23	25	25	24	22	21	19	21	27	24	23	23	22	21	20	21
Chill °C (?)	19	19	18	16	15	19	23	25	25	24	22	21	19	21	27	24	23	23	22	21	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.1 WSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSE	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	8	8	11	14	14	13	13	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	17	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.3 SW	0.5 W	0.3 WSW	0.9 S	0.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	11	14	11	11	11	10	12	10	10	6	22	21	20	18	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 S	2.2 SSE	2.4 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.1 SE	2.0 SSE	2.2 SE	2.2 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.0 S	-
Period (s)	6	7	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	-

	Friday 09									Saturday 10
	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	Kamer Van Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Beach Road 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
Rating	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	0	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 S	1.3 WSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	2.5 SSE	1.5 WSW	2.0 S	2.2 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	7	12	9	8	8	8	7	7	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	1435	742	2198	2187	1630	1619	1556	735	735	1361	1359	1203	1190	1019	1269	474	509	1047	906	951	867	878
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	on	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	on	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						7:40PM 1.10													8:05AM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)												1:35AM 0.46
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	20	23	23	23	22	19	19	18	18	18	17	18	17	16	17	17	19	22	25	26	27
Chill °C (?)	19	19	23	23	23	22	18	18	17	17	17	16	17	16	15	16	16	19	22	25	26	27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 S	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 S
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	8	12	12	8	8	8	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 S	1.3 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	10	12	10	10	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 S	2.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	2.5 SSE	2.4 SSE	2.0 S	2.2 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	12	6	10	10	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	7