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

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Preloading...

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Cape Town Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Cape Town Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Cape Town Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Cape Town Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Cape Town Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Cape Town Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Cape Town Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Cape Town Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Cape Town Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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.

Cape Town Photos

Cape Town Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02
	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
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	10
Energy(?)	2035	1547	1155	1262	1092	726	526	386	130	69	1234	1433	1066	798	506	572	269	289
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		5:18PM		5:25AM	6:00PM		6:06AM	6:53PM	4:48AM	7:11AM		8:07PM	8:39AM		9:46PM	10:22AM		11:05PM
Low Tide / height (m)	11:02AM		11:13PM 10:37PM	11:39AM		11:57PM	12:26PM		12:59AM	1:32PM		2:37AM		3:05PM	4:13AM 11:00AM		4:38PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	29	23	18	18	16	17	21	17	17	18	16	17	20	17	20	18	19
Low °C	15	28	19	18	18	14	14	20	16	16	17	14	14	19	16	17	17	16
Chill °C (?)	20	29	23	18	18	16	16	21	17	16	17	16	17	20	17	20	18	19
Sunrise	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	6:07	-	-	6:06	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:01	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 W	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	7	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SE	0.9 ESE	0.4 SE	-	0.3 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	8	9	10	9	9	8	-	13	5	12	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 SE	-	0.7 N	1.2 NNW	1.3 NW	0.7 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.7 W	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	8	-	4	5	6	6	4	4	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Saturday 27	Sunday 28	Monday 29
	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
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1441	1325	1079	2061	2035	1753	1547	1393	1171	1155	1048	1018	1262	1123	1092	899	813	726
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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
High Tide / height (m)			4:48AM 1.68					5:18PM 1.58				5:25AM 1.60				5:53PM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)	10:37PM 0.52					11:02AM 0.43				11:13PM 0.59				11:38AM 0.28				11:57PM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	15	15	15	20	24	29	22	23	20	18	17	18	18	18	18	17	15
Chill °C (?)	16	14	14	14	20	24	29	22	23	20	18	16	18	18	18	18	17	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:06	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SW	-	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.8 SSE	-	1.2 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.1 SE	0.4 SSE	0.8 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 ESE	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	20	18	18	-	8	9	9	-	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.3 SE	2.3 SE	-	1.3 SSE	-	0.7 N	1.1 NNW	0.9 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	9	-	4	5	4	5	6	6	6	5	6