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Elands Bay Surf Report
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SURF RATING
FAIR
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: knee-to-waist-high waves on moderate-period swell, groomed clean by light offshore wind.
WAVE
0.9 m
SWELL
0.8m @ 10s
WIND
12 km/h Offshore
WATER
14.0°C
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: knee-to-waist-high waves on moderate-period swell, groomed clean by light offshore wind.
Swell: 0.8 m @ 10 s (WSW)
Wave height: 0.9 m
Wind: 12 km/h SE Offshore
Sea temp: 14.0 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
Best window today: 07:00–09:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
76% match
Today: a classic elands bay day
🌊 Wave type
Point break (left)
🧭 Best swell
W groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
E 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 WSW swell at 10s is wrapping into the bank
- 12 km/h offshore wind is grooming it clean
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 9 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.0 m | 9 s | WSW | 14 km/h Onshore |
| Thu 10 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.8 m | 10 s | WSW | 16 km/h Onshore |
| Fri 11 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.6 m | 9 s | WSW | 11 km/h Onshore |
| Sat 12 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.4 m | 9 s | SW | 24 km/h Onshore |
| Sun 13 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.4 m | 11 s | SW | 13 km/h Onshore |
| Mon 14 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.1 m | 10 s | SW | 5 km/h Onshore |
| Tue 15 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 1.2 m | 9 s | SW | 26 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 06:52 · Sunset 18:36 · Peak UV 7
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, 09 Sep 2026 00:13 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.