Elands Bay surf forecast & sea temperature
Updated 12 Oct, 14:00 UTC
Current conditions
Right now at Elands Bay: 5 kts W, gusts 12, 1.2 m waves, water 16 °C — good surfing waves.
7-day forecast
| Mon 12 | Tue 13 | Wed 14 | Thu 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | |
| Wind | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Gusts | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Temperature | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
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Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Elands Bay (West Coast)
- Water: Sea
- Sports: Surf
- Best wind directions: EESESE
A remote left-hand point on the West Coast, about three hours north of Cape Town. Long, fast walls peel down the point on a solid south-west swell. The summer south-easter blows offshore here, which makes it one of the few Cape spots that works then. The water is cold, fed by the Benguela Current, so bring a thick wetsuit.
No webcam here yet.
Elands Bay sea temperature
Today: 16 °C
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Monthly mean sea surface temperature, 2023–2025.
Elands Bay weather by month
Biggest average waves: June, July and August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg wind (kts) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Days ≥12 kts | 76% | 74% | 43% | 36% | 19% | 38% | 38% | 35% | 39% | 60% | 76% | 83% |
| Waves (m) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Air high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| Water (°C) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Model averages, 2023–2025 (Open-Meteo). Wind is the daytime mean, 08:00–20:00; a day counts when it has 3 or more daytime hours at 12 knots or above.
Elands Bay FAQ
- Is there a beach webcam at Elands Bay?
- Not one we can show right now. This page has the 7-day wind and wave forecast for Elands Bay.
- What is the sea temperature at Elands Bay?
- Today the water is 16 °C. Over the year it runs from 13 °C in July to 18 °C in March (2023–2025 average).
- When is the best time to surf at Elands Bay?
- June, July and August have the biggest average waves, on the 2023–2025 average.
- What wind direction works at Elands Bay?
- It works best in E, ESE, SE winds.
