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Muizenberg Surf Report
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Live Surf Cam — Muizenberg
Cam courtesy Wavescape (Surfers Corner) · cached Thu 03 Sep 09:00 SAST
SURF RATING
GOOD
★★★★☆
Great conditions: chest-to-head-high waves on moderate-period swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
WAVE
1.9 m
SWELL
1.6m @ 8s
WIND
7 km/h Cross-shore
WATER
14.7°C
★★★★☆
Great conditions: chest-to-head-high waves on moderate-period swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
Swell: 1.6 m @ 8 s (SW)
Wave height: 1.9 m
Wind: 7 km/h ENE Cross-shore
Sea temp: 14.7 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
Best window today: 09:00–11:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
38% match
Today: rideable but not classic
🌊 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
- Mid-period SW swell at 8s is wrapping into the bank
- 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
🧢 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 | ★★★☆☆ | 2.7 m | 8 s | SW | 26 km/h Onshore |
| Fri 4 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.8 m | 8 s | SSW | 34 km/h Onshore |
| Sat 5 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.2 m | 8 s | SSW | 20 km/h Onshore |
| Sun 6 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.8 m | 11 s | SSW | 6 km/h Onshore |
| Mon 7 Sep | ★★★★★ | 1.7 m | 11 s | SSW | 12 km/h Offshore |
| Tue 8 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.2 m | 9 s | SW | 9 km/h Onshore |
| Wed 9 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 0.8 m | 9 s | SW | 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 07:00 · Sunset 18:30 · 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 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:13 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.