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.

Cape Town Surf Forecast

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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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Cape Town Wavefinder

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	Mon	Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sun
	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
Rating	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.4 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SSW	1.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	9	10	10	14	13	13	13	9	16	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	733	524	666	1023	639	545	1102	1037	724	1180	3401	3563	3469	2574	1969	1359	1131	1276
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:12AM	1:56PM		1:59AM		2:34PM	2:44AM		3:17PM	3:27AM		3:59PM 1:13AM	4:09AM		4:39PM	4:50AM		5:22PM
Low Tide / height (m)		7:47AM	7:56PM		8:25AM	7:01PM	8:37PM	9:07AM		9:22PM	9:48AM		10:05PM	10:27AM		10:48PM	11:07AM	7:41AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	6	3	-	2	1	-	4	5	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	18	19	17	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	16	15	16	20
Low °C	14	16	18	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	13	14	16	15	15	19
Chill °C (?)	16	18	19	16	14	13	12	14	15	14	14	16	14	14	16	14	16	20
Sunrise	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-
Sunset	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SE	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.4 SSW	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	12	9	10	10	9	9	13	13	9	12	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	2.1 SSW	-	1.3 WSW	-	-	-	0.8 S	0.5 SW
Period (s)	8	15	14	13	14	13	9	9	13	16	9	-	14	-	-	-	12	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 NW	-	-	-	1.3 NW	1.5 NW	1.0 NNW	0.4 NW	0.2 NNW	1.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SE	0.6 SE	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	5	6	5	5	4	12	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-

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	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SE	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.4 SSW	2.3 S	2.0 S	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	16	15	15	15	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	814	546	753	733	753	635	524	563	666	1087	1362	1023	1017	708	639	382	545	545
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				1:12AM 1.54				1:50PM 1.39				2:00AM 1.59					2:34PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)		7:08PM 0.50				7:41AM 0.10				7:51PM 0.23					8:25AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	3	3	2	1	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	14	15	16	16	18	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Chill °C (?)	12	11	14	14	16	16	18	19	18	18	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.4 SE	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.4 SSW	2.3 S	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.2 S	1.4 S	1.4 S
Period (s)	13	9	9	12	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 S	1.3 SE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	10	16	15	8	12	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 NW	0.8 N	0.4 NNW	0.6 NW	-	1.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.9 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	1.5 NW	1.2 NW
Period (s)	5	5	3	4	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	5	5	6	6