Elands Bay
Western Cape · South Africa
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A long, grinding left wrapping beneath baboon-haunted cliffs on the West Coast — South Africa's cold-water classic, best when the south-west swell and the light south-east off the desert line up.
Today's surf at Elands Bay
Updated 12:14 spot time
Elands Bay surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1.5 m–2.0 m overhead, 1.5 m SW swell at 9.25 s. Wind up to 26 km/h S. Water 16°C. Best surf window around 04:00 — good (4/5) with 24 km/h S wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
SW–S
Best wind
SE
Ideal size
4–10 ft
Break type
Point break
Best season
April–September
Crowd
Moderate
Safety: A demanding wave: solid fitness, confident duck-dives and crowd awareness are the entry fee. The current pushes against you on the paddle-out, and the take-off zone has a strict local order. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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