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Cape Town Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

10ft @ 13secs
246°

Wind

9mph
347° -

Temperature

Sea 61°f    Air 61°f
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Cape Town, South Africa
Hours from midnight
First Light: 7:10am - Sunrise: 7:37am
Sunset: 5:48pm - Last Light 6:15pm
(Cape Town, South Africa - 3.2mi away) [Help]
high 5:29am 5ft
low 11:38am 1.6ft
high 6:02pm 5.1ft
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Cape Town Long Range Surf ForecastTry New Forecast Layout

  Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
  6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm
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Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
Chart Region:  
    Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Fri
05/25  
12am
Star Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 10ft
13secs 246°
9 13
mph
NNW - Cross/onshore - 347° Mostly Cloudy 61f
  3am
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 9.5ft
12secs 242°
12 17
mph
N - Cross shore - 358° Mostly Cloudy 60f
  6am
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 9ft
12secs 245°
14 21
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 354° Brief Showers 59f
  9am
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 8.5ft
12secs 245°
16 24
mph
NNW - Cross/onshore - 348° Brief Showers 61f
  12pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 8.5ft
11secs 243°
18 24
mph
NNW - Onshore - 331° Brief Showers 64f
  3pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 8.5ft
11secs 243°
14 20
mph
NW - Onshore - 320° Light Showers Possible 63f
  6pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 8.5ft
11secs 243°
13 19
mph
NNW - Onshore - 328° Light Showers Possible 61f
  9pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 8.5ft
11secs 245°
11 17
mph
NNW - Onshore - 334° Brief Showers Possible 60f
Sat
05/26  
12am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 8.5ft
10secs 245°
9 13
mph
NNW - Onshore - 330° Brief Showers Possible 60f
  3am
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 8.5ft
10secs 244°
7 11
mph
NNW - Cross/onshore - 337° Brief Showers 60f
  6am
Star Star Star
100% 8.5ft
10secs 243°
6 8
mph
NNW - Cross/onshore - 348° Brief Showers 60f
  9am
Star Star Star
100% 8ft
10secs 241°
5 5
mph
NW - Onshore - 326° Brief Showers Possible 61f
  12pm
Star Star Star
100% 8ft
10secs 239°
5 4
mph
WSW - Onshore - 247° Brief Showers Possible 62f
  3pm
Star Star Star
100% 8ft
10secs 241°
6 6
mph
S - Cross/onshore - 191° Mostly Sunny 62f
  6pm
Star Star Star
100% 7.5ft
10secs 238°
7 9
mph
SSE - Offshore - 151° Clear 60f
  9pm
Star Star
100% 7ft
10secs 235°
7 9
mph
SE - Offshore - 142° Clear 59f
Sun
05/27  
12am
Star Star
100% 7ft
10secs 231°
7 10
mph
SE - Offshore - 135° Clear 58f
  3am
Star Star
100% 6.5ft
10secs 227°
8 11
mph
SE - Offshore - 132° Clear 57f
  6am
Star Star
100% 6.5ft
9secs 228°
9 12
mph
SE - Offshore - 128° Sunny 56f
  9am
Star Star
100% 6ft
9secs 225°
10 12
mph
SE - Offshore - 134° Sunny 60f
  12pm
Star Star
100% 5.5ft
9secs 222°
9 11
mph
SE - Offshore - 146° Mostly Sunny 64f
  3pm
Star Star
Warning 100% 5.5ft
9secs 220°
10 13
mph
SSE - Offshore - 153° Sunny 65f
  6pm
Star
Warning 100% 5.5ft
9secs 224°
9 12
mph
SE - Offshore - 135° Clear 62f
  9pm
Star
Warning 100% 5.5ft
9secs 223°
8 9
mph
ESE - Offshore - 118° Clear 60f
Mon
05/28  
12am
Star
Warning 100% 5.5ft
9secs 219°
4 6
mph
ESE - Offshore - 113° Clear 60f
  3am
Star
Warning 100% 5ft
9secs 220°
3 4
mph
SE - Offshore - 125° Clear 60f
  6am
Star
Warning 100% 5.5ft
9secs 218°
5 7
mph
SSE - Cross/offshore - 157° Sunny 61f
  9am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 100% 6ft
15secs 215°
6 7
mph
SSE - Cross/offshore - 164° Sunny 63f
  12pm
Star Star Star Star
Warning 42% 6.5ft
14secs 214°
6 6
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 195° Sunny 65f
  3pm
Star Star Star Star Star
42% 7ft
14secs 214°
8 8
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 193° Sunny 63f
  6pm
Star Star Star Star
90% 7ft
13secs 214°
8 10
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 169° Clear 60f
  9pm
Star Star Star Star
90% 7ft
13secs 216°
6 8
mph
SSE - Cross/offshore - 168° Clear 59f
Tue
05/29  
12am
Star Star Star Star
100% 7ft
13secs 217°
4 6
mph
S - Cross/onshore - 187° Clear 59f
  3am
Star Star Star Star
100% 6.5ft
13secs 219°
1 2
mph
S - Cross/onshore - 189° Clear 59f
  6am
Star Star Star Star
90% 7ft
12secs 220°
1 1
mph
SW - Onshore - 219° Sunny 60f
  9am
Star Star Star Star Star
Warning 90% 7.5ft
12secs 221°
3 4
mph
WSW - Onshore - 247° Sunny 62f
  12pm
Star Star Star Star Star
Warning 28% 9.5ft
18secs 221°
4 4
mph
WNW - Onshore - 290° Sunny 64f
  3pm
Star Star Star Star Star
28% 11ft
17secs 220°
5 6
mph
W - Onshore - 260° Sunny 63f
  6pm
Star Star Star Star Star
30% 11.5ft
16secs 222°
3 4
mph
W - Onshore - 278° Clear 61f
  9pm
Star Star Star Star Star
30% 12ft
16secs 223°
3 4
mph
W - Onshore - 281° Clear 61f
Wed
05/30  
12am
Star Star Star Star Star
81% 12ft
15secs 224°
3 4
mph
W - Onshore - 270° Mostly Clear 61f
  3am
Star Star Star Star Star
81% 12ft
16secs 224°
3 4
mph
SW - Onshore - 225° Mostly Clear 61f
  6am
Star Star Star Star Star
33% 12ft
16secs 223°
1 2
mph
SE - Offshore - 127° Mostly Sunny 61f
  9am
Star Star Star Star Star
33% 12.5ft
15secs 222°
2 3
mph
SW - Onshore - 214° Sunny 64f
  12pm
Star Star Star Star Star
70% 13ft
15secs 222°
8 8
mph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 201° Mostly Sunny 64f
  3pm
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
70% 13.5ft
15secs 221°
10 11
mph
S - Cross shore - 175° Mostly Sunny 63f
  6pm
Star Star Star Star Star
20% 14ft
15secs 221°
11 14
mph
SSE - Offshore - 152° Clear 61f
  9pm
Star Star Star Star Star
20% 14.5ft
15secs 221°
10 13
mph
SE - Offshore - 143° Clear 60f
Thu
05/31  
12am
Star Star Star Star Star
70% 15ft
15secs 222°
9 11
mph
SE - Offshore - 140° Clear 59f
  3am
Star Star Star Star Star
70% 14.5ft
15secs 224°
9 12
mph
SE - Offshore - 142° Mostly Clear 58f
  6am
Star Star Star Star Star
48% 13.5ft
15secs 226°
7 9
mph
ESE - Offshore - 123° Mostly Sunny 57f
  9am
Star Star Star Star Star
48% 13ft
15secs 225°
8 10
mph
SE - Offshore - 133° Sunny 61f
  12pm
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
72% 12.5ft
15secs 227°
9 10
mph
S - Cross shore - 176° Sunny 64f
  3pm
Star Star Star Star Star
72% 11.5ft
14secs 227°
10 12
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 171° Mostly Sunny 63f
  6pm
Star Star Star Star Star
52% 11ft
14secs 226°
10 13
mph
SSE - Cross/offshore - 161° Mostly Clear 60f
  9pm
Star Star Star Star Star
52% 10.5ft
14secs 225°
9 12
mph
SSE - Offshore - 152° Mostly Clear 60f
Long Range Regional Forecast (Cape Peninsula)
Fri
06/1  
12am
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
71% 12.5ft
14secs 224°
20
mph
SE - Offshore - 131° Mostly Clear 58f
  3am
Star Star Star Star Grey Star
71% 12.5ft
14secs 224°
20
mph
SE - Offshore - 131° Mostly Clear 58f
  6am
Star Star Star Star Star
70% 14ft
14secs 219°
13
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 172° Mostly Sunny 58f
  9am
Star Star Star Star Star
70% 14ft
14secs 219°
13
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 172° Mostly Sunny 58f
  12pm
Star Star Star Star Star
75% 11ft
13secs 218°
8
mph
SSE - Offshore - 153° Mostly Sunny 66f
  3pm
Star Star Star Star Star
75% 11ft
13secs 218°
8
mph
SSE - Offshore - 153° Mostly Sunny 66f
  6pm
Star Star Star Star Star
30% 14ft
13secs 227°
13
mph
SSE - Offshore - 152° Mostly Clear 62f
  9pm
Star Star Star Star Star
30% 14ft
13secs 227°
13
mph
SSE - Offshore - 152° Mostly Clear 62f
Sat
06/2  
12am
Star Star Star Star Star
35% 13ft
13secs 226°
6
mph
SSE - Cross/offshore - 168° Clear 60f
  3am
Star Star Star Star Star
35% 13ft
13secs 226°
6
mph
SSE - Cross/offshore - 168° Clear 60f
  6am
Star Star Star Star Star
30% 12.5ft
12secs 220°
5
mph
N - Cross/offshore - 7° Sunny 60f
  9am
Star Star Star Star Star
30% 12.5ft
12secs 220°
5
mph
N - Cross/offshore - 7° Sunny 60f
  12pm
Star Star Star Star Star
20% 12.5ft
12secs 221°
1
mph
SSE - Cross/offshore - 159° Sunny 57f
  3pm
Star Star Star Star Star
20% 12.5ft
12secs 221°
1
mph
SSE - Cross/offshore - 159° Sunny 57f
  6pm
Star Star Star
57% 6ft
11secs 232°
8
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 350° Clear 57f
  9pm
Star Star Star
57% 6ft
11secs 232°
8
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 350° Clear 57f
Sun
06/3  
12am
Star Star Star Star
19% 9.5ft
12secs 214°
12
mph
SE - Offshore - 141° Clear 60f
  3am
Star Star Star Star
19% 9.5ft
12secs 214°
12
mph
SE - Offshore - 141° Clear 60f
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Last Model Run: 24th May 2012 2:00pm
Last Update: 25th May 2012 3:33am
All times local time (SAST) unless otherwise stated.
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Covering the city breaks and south to Llandudno and assuming an east wind is offshore (just adjust the rating manually for other spots)

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A detailed long range Cape Town Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Cape Town and nearby surf spots in the Cape Peninsula area. For other surf breaks in Southern Africa click 'local overview' at the top of this page. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.
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