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Muizenberg Surf Report
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Live Surf Cam — Muizenberg
Cam courtesy Wavescape (Surfers Corner) · cached Tue 13 Oct 12:40 SAST
SURF RATING
FAIR
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: waist-to-chest-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
WAVE
1.4 m
SWELL
1.3m @ 8s
WIND
8 km/h Cross-shore
WATER
16.0°C
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: waist-to-chest-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
Swell: 1.3 m @ 8 s (WSW)
Wave height: 1.4 m
Wind: 8 km/h WSW Cross-shore
Sea temp: 16.0 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
Best window today: 06:00–08:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
24% match
Today: off its ideal window today
🌊 Wave type
Beach break (gentle)
🧭 Best swell
S groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
N offshore
🏄 Board
Shortboard
📈 Skill
Beginner-friendly on the smaller days
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
- Short, wind-driven WSW swell at 8s is hitting at an angle
- 7 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
Shortboard
🤿 Wetsuit
4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen (UV very high)
🧢 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct | ★★★☆☆ | 1.4 m | 7 s | WSW | 8 km/h Cross |
| Wed 14 Oct | ★★★★★ | 1.9 m | 9 s | WSW | 19 km/h Offshore |
| Thu 15 Oct | ★★★★★ | 2.3 m | 10 s | WSW | 19 km/h Offshore |
| Fri 16 Oct | ★★★★★ | 1.8 m | 8 s | WSW | 14 km/h Offshore |
| Sat 17 Oct | ★★★★★ | 2.1 m | 9 s | SW | 11 km/h Offshore |
| Sun 18 Oct | ★★★☆☆ | 2.0 m | 9 s | SW | 21 km/h Onshore |
| Mon 19 Oct | ★★★☆☆ | 1.8 m | 9 s | SW | 9 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 06:05 · Sunset 18:59 · Peak UV 8
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 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:13 SAST.
Aerial map — Muizenberg
Surfer's Corner
Beach break
Rocks
Take-off / peakPeakHazard 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 Muizenberg — Surf Local Knowledge
Muizenberg sits in the north-western corner of False Bay, about 25 km from central Cape Town, with its brightly painted beach huts and long, gently sloping sandy beach. Surfers' Corner is the heart of Cape Town's learn-to-surf scene.
It is a soft, forgiving beach break producing long, mellow rollers that are ideal for beginners, longboarders and improvers, and it is backed by surf schools, rental kiosks and cafes. It works on a south to south-west swell and is cleanest on north-westerly (often winter) winds, and the False Bay water is warmer than the Atlantic side. Hazards are gentle, though rip currents form and the bay has sharks, so shark-spotters and a flag system operate on the beach.