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Elands Bay Surf Report
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SURF RATING
POOR
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: knee-to-waist-high waves on moderate-period swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
WAVE
0.9 m
SWELL
0.8m @ 9s
WIND
12 km/h Cross-shore
WATER
14.5°C
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: knee-to-waist-high waves on moderate-period swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
Swell: 0.8 m @ 9 s (WSW)
Wave height: 0.9 m
Wind: 12 km/h N Cross-shore
Sea temp: 14.5 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
Best window today: 13:00–15:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
42% match
Today: rideable but not classic
🌊 Wave type
Point break (left)
🧭 Best swell
W groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
E offshore
🏄 Board
Fish or groveller
📈 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 WSW swell at 9s is wrapping into the bank
- 12 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
Fish or groveller
🤿 Wetsuit
4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen
🧢 Bring
Boots & hood
☀️Midday:Warmer but often windier; moderate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 23 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 0.9 m | 8 s | WSW | 10 km/h Cross |
| Thu 24 Sep | ★☆☆☆☆ | 0.8 m | 8 s | WSW | 15 km/h Onshore |
| Fri 25 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 0.9 m | 9 s | SW | 5 km/h Cross |
| Sat 26 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.3 m | 9 s | SW | 22 km/h Onshore |
| Sun 27 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 1.5 m | 10 s | SW | 8 km/h Cross |
| Mon 28 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.2 m | 9 s | SW | 8 km/h Onshore |
| Tue 29 Sep | ★☆☆☆☆ | 0.8 m | 10 s | WSW | 11 km/h Onshore |
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 06:33 · Sunset 18:44 · Peak UV 6
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 50, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 50 sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:13 SAST.
Aerial map — Elands Bay
The Point
Baboon Point
Take-off / peakHazard rocks
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 Elands Bay — Surf Local Knowledge
Elands Bay sits on the wild Cape West Coast, roughly 220 km north of Cape Town, tucked beneath the rocky Baboon Point headland where the Verlorenvlei estuary meets the cold Atlantic. It is a remote, laid-back crayfishing and farming village with a big, empty-feeling bay.
The main draw is a long left-hand point break that peels off a kelp-covered rock shelf into the bay, working best on a solid south-west to west groundswell with a south-east offshore wind and a lower tide, when it offers long, sometimes hollow walls. It suits intermediate to advanced surfers and can get crowded when it is firing. Hazards include very cold water, thick kelp, sharp rocks and strong currents near the point.