Cape Peninsula catalogue
Search four Cape Peninsula beaches and open the full forecast for each break.
4 beaches
Kommetjie
A northwest-facing sand-bottom beach break, the most consistent entry-level wave on the peninsula's Atlantic side. A permanent sandbar peak gives a reliable left into a channel and a faster right that ends over rock. Best on southwest swell with southeast (offshore) wind around mid tide; it also handles southwesterly wind better than most Cape Town breaks.
False Bay
Surfer's Corner is a gently sloping sand-bottom beach break with soft lefts and rights. It is especially popular with beginners and longboarders; winter groundswell can make it substantially more powerful.
Atlantic coast
A long, exposed west-northwest-facing sandbar beach break with shifting left and right peaks and plenty of space. Ideal on southwest swell with southeast (offshore) wind, best around low tide. The Hoek, the hollow A-frame corner sheltered under Chapman's Peak, is the stand-out peak when southeast wind grooms wrapping southwest swell.
Atlantic coast
A southwest-facing white-sand bay just north of Misty Cliffs, with Scarborough beyond, holding sandbar peaks and reef sections that break left and right. Works on southwest swell with northeast (offshore) wind and is rarely crowded; the Crayfish Factory big-wave reef breaks off the southern end of the bay. Neighbouring Misty Cliffs faces slightly more west and takes east-northeast offshore wind; this forecast point represents the shared stretch, so check both corners on arrival.
