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Kalk Bay Reef, Cape Town, South Africa

5ft
swell
FAIR TO GOOD
7s period
⛅️Partly Cloudy
66°Fair
61°Fwater
20 km/hWSW
offshore Hs6ft
Swell Period7s
Swell DirWSW
Wind20 km/h
Wind Gust52 km/h
UV Index8

Swell

Primary

5ft7sfrom WSW 243°

Wind Sea

2ft3sfrom WSW 240°
NESW

Wind

20km/h

WSW248°

Gusts52 km/h
ConditionsModerate

Conditions

Water
61°F
🌡Air
66°F
UV Index
8 Very High
Visibility
19 km

Sky

🌤

Partly Cloudy

Rain chance
100%
Gusts
52 km/h

48-Hour Wave Outlook

10-Day Forecast

Today

🌦
★★★★

2–5.5ft

WSW
66°F58°F
↑20
💧100%

Tomorrow

🌦
★★★★

2.5–7.5ft

SW
64°F56°F
↑28
💧59%

Sun

☁️
★★★

2.5–6.5ft

SSW
79°F57°F
↑30

Hover or tap any day for a full forecast breakdown.

Tides

📡

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Spots Nearby

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Surf Climatology

Kalk Bay Reef Surf Report

Cape Town, South Africa · -34.1258°, 18.4523°

Also known as: Kalk Bay

Kalk Bay Reef (Cape Town, South Africa) is a reef break. It's mainly a left. In our swell history, its best months are Jul & Aug. This page is its live surf report and 10-day forecast from Groundswell. The forecast shows swell height, period and direction, wind and tides hour by hour, with a rating for each day.

Peak Season

Jul & Aug

Best time to surf Kalk Bay Reef: seasonal wave data

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