Cape Town catalogue
Beaches
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7 beaches
Table Bay
Big Bay, at the northern end of Bloubergstrand, is an exposed west-southwest-facing sand-bottom beach break with shifting lefts and rights and the classic view of Table Mountain across the bay. It is the most consistent wave in Table Bay and works through most of the tide. Best on southwest groundswell with east to east-northeast (offshore) wind; a light morning south-easter is cross-offshore, but the strong summer south-easter blows it out and fills the water with kitesurfers.
- Model waves
- 2.1 m
- Wind
- 18 km/h
- Guidance
- Not yet reviewed
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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.
- Model waves
- 2.4 m
- Wind
- 24 km/h
- Guidance
- Not yet reviewed
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Table Bay
An exposed west-northwest-facing beach break beside the Milnerton Lighthouse on Woodbridge Island, the closest open-coast wave to the city centre. Lefts and rights break over sand; try the left just north of the lighthouse. Best on southwest groundswell with east-southeast to south-easterly (offshore) wind, classically on still, sunny winter days. Usually less crowded than Big Bay, but it gets heavy for beginners when the swell is up.
- Model waves
- 2.4 m
- Wind
- 19 km/h
- Guidance
- Not yet reviewed
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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.
- Model waves
- 1.8 m
- Wind
- 20 km/h
- Guidance
- Not yet reviewed
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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.
- Model waves
- 2.2 m
- Wind
- 24 km/h
- Guidance
- Not yet reviewed
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Table Bay
A long west-southwest-facing sandbar beach break along the Table View beachfront, between Dolphin Beach and Bloubergstrand. It sits deeper inside Table Bay than Big Bay, so swell arrives smaller and it works less often; it needs a solid southwest groundswell and cleans up in light east (offshore) wind. Tide matters little here; the sandbanks decide where the peaks sit.
- Model waves
- 2.1 m
- Wind
- 19 km/h
- Guidance
- Not yet reviewed
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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.
- Model waves
- 2.4 m
- Wind
- 26 km/h
- Guidance
- Not yet reviewed
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