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Cape St Francis Surf Report
SURF RATING
GOOD
★★★★☆
Great conditions: overhead waves on moderate-period swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
WAVE
2.7 m
SWELL
2.1m @ 10s
WIND
18 km/h Cross-shore
WATER
16.8°C
★★★★☆
Great conditions: overhead waves on moderate-period swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
Swell: 2.1 m @ 10 s (SW)
Wave height: 2.7 m
Wind: 18 km/h SE Cross-shore
Sea temp: 16.8 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
Best window today: 17:00–19:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
32% match
Today: off its ideal window today
🌊 Wave type
Point / reef (right)
🧭 Best swell
S groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
N offshore
🏄 Board
Shortboard
📈 Skill
Intermediate–advanced
Ideal wind & swell are derived from the way this coast faces; break type is local knowledge. Match blends today’s swell angle, wind & period.
🌊 Why it’s reading like this right now
- Mid-period SW swell at 10s is hitting at an angle
- 18 km/h cross-shore wind gives some texture
- Not fully aligned today — pick your moment on the timeline above.
🏄 When to paddle out today
🏄 Reading today’s surf…
■ epic ■ clean ■ fun ■ marginal ■ flat ■ dawn/dusk · tap an hour
🎒 Pack for this session
🏄 Board
Bigger shortboard
🤿 Wetsuit
4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen
🧢 Bring
Boots & hood
🌅Dawn window:Best quality, coolest — usually the quietest crowd
Crowd estimate is a comfort/timing proxy from conditions & day of week — not a live crowd count.
Swell & wind
■ swell in ■ wind (green=offshore/good) offshore zone
Spot match
5-day wave & wind forecast
■ wave height (m) ── wind (km/h, right)
7-Day Surf Forecast
| Day | Rating | Wave | Period | Swell | Midday wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 3 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.8 m | 9 s | WSW | 21 km/h Onshore |
| Fri 4 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.5 m | 8 s | S | 24 km/h Cross |
| Sat 5 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 2.3 m | 8 s | S | 24 km/h Cross |
| Sun 6 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 3.0 m | 10 s | S | 32 km/h Cross |
| Mon 7 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 3.7 m | 12 s | S | 20 km/h Cross |
| Tue 8 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.3 m | 8 s | ESE | 9 km/h Onshore |
| Wed 9 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 1.4 m | 9 s | SW | 9 km/h Cross |
Daily peak wave height, mean swell period & direction, midday wind. Rating is our surf-quality score.
🌊 Today's tide (nearest station)
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 06:35 · Sunset 18:05 · Peak UV 1
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 30 sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:13 SAST.
Aerial map — Cape St Francis
Seal Point
Rock & reef
Beach break
Take-off / peakHazard rocksPeak
Hand-styled from NGI 0.25 m national aerial. Markers show the peak, channel & hazards — indicative local knowledge, not live conditions or navigation advice; tides, banks, rips & hazards change, so use your own eyes on the day.
About Cape St Francis — Surf Local Knowledge
Cape St Francis sits on a rugged, rocky cape at the western edge of St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape, about 40 kilometres from Jeffreys Bay. Its star wave is Seal Point, a long, exposed point that breaks below the lighthouse and reef.
Seal Point is a right-hand point break in the same family as Supertubes but longer, gentler and more forgiving, with workable walls rather than heaving barrels — a superb spot to build speed and practise carves. It is consistent year-round, reputedly offering around 150 quality days a year, and works best on a south to south-south-east swell with offshore north-westerly winds. Suited to intermediate surfers wanting a J-Bay-style right; the main hazards are the shallow rocks and reef, plus kelp.