Middle Beach
Cape Town · South Africa
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Middle Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the South Africa shoreline — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through october–april.
Today's surf at Middle Beach
Updated 12:27 spot time
Middle Beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 2.5 m–3.0 m double overhead+, 2.0 m SW swell at 10.1 s. Wind up to 37 km/h SE. Water 14°C. Best surf window around 05:00 — epic (4.5/5) with 25 km/h SSE wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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