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 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			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	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	0	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	14	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	11
Energy(?)	4627	1343	2595	2180	1962	741	2650	3682	2662	2204	2006	1476	1773	812	735	2189	2665	1325	2052	1807	1218	698
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross	glass	off	cross	off	off	on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	6:37PM 1.46		6:49AM 1.07	7:04PM 1.12		7:41AM 0.97		8:06PM 1.02	9:35AM 0.90		10:17PM 0.97	11:51AM 0.97		11:59PM 1.05	12:52PM 1.34		12:55AM 1.19	1:28PM 1.25		1:35AM 1.33
Low Tide / height (m)		12:44AM 0.46	12:41PM 0.53		1:39AM 0.76	1:28PM 0.64		2:52AM 0.64		3:26PM 0.72		5:27AM 0.61	6:01PM 0.67		6:27AM 0.72	6:57PM 0.73		7:17AM 0.36	7:36PM 0.39		7:50AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
High °C	15	15	14	16	14	15	15	14	15	18	18	18	17	14	14	14	14	13	16	13	15	14
Low °C	15	14	14	15	13	13	15	13	12	18	16	17	16	12	12	14	13	13	15	13	14	13
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	16	14	15	14	12	15	18	18	18	16	13	12	13	14	11	15	11	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:00	-
Sunset	6:24	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	14	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	1.2 WSW	0.2 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	1.1 SE	0.5 SE	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	-	24	16	16	12	19	19	18	18	18	6	6	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSE	1.7 ESE	-	-	0.8 WNW	0.4 NW	-	-	-	1.3 S	1.9 S	0.6 SE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	4	3	-	-	-	5	6	4	-

	Friday 29					Saturday 30								Sunday 31								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	Off The Wall Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	5152	3720	3216	3964	3028	3105	3001	1198	1070	1723	2462	2077	2205	1842	1756	1621	1622	1521	1475	4017	3694	3453
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	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)				6:28PM 1.24				6:49AM 1.07				7:06PM 1.12				7:51AM 1.21					8:13PM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)		12:10PM 0.42				12:44AM 0.46				12:41PM 0.53				1:28AM 0.56				1:27PM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	17	15	15	14	13	13	13	15	17	15	14	13	13
Chill °C (?)	15	17	15	14	15	14	14	14	15	17	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	17	13	12	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	24	24	23	18	16	16	15	15	14	12	12	12	12	19	19	19	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 29	Saturday 30
	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	Off The Wall Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	4595	4033	3985	5595	4950	5153	4951	2090	2061	3051	4215	3469	3420	3072	3028	2985	2985	2127	1324	3019	2692	2505
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	on	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)											6:28PM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)					12:16PM 0.63												12:43AM 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	14	14	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	14	14	15	15	16	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	15	13	13	14	13	14	14
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	9	8	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-