Surf forecast · South Africa · Western Cape
Surf forecast Elands Bay today
Waves, swell and wind at Elands Bay (Western Cape, South Africa) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Elands Bay surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑SW | 18–30 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑SW | 16–32 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 6 s ↑SW | 26–49 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.4 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 33–56 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.5 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 6 s ↑WSW | 31–55 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 5 s ↑SW | 14–22 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 5 s ↑SW | 14–27 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑WSW | 29–51 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 37–64 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 31–58 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 0–3 km/h ↑NNW light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 12–26 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 14–31 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 20–39 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 26–50 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Elands Bay
Open the waves map centred on Elands Bay
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Elands Bay today?
- Fun: waves 1.2 m at 6 s from SW, swell 0.6 m · 5 s SW (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Elands Bay?
- Wind 29 km/h from S: cross-shore for a beach facing WSW.
- When is the best time to surf Elands Bay today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Elands Bay?
- 14.8 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Big Bay (Cape Town) 164 km · Llandudno 188 km · Long Beach (Kommetjie) 201 km · Muizenberg 202 km · Victoria Bay 437 km · Seal Point (Cape St Francis) 643 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Elands Bay, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.