South Africa surf report: this week

The best day this week is Friday 23 Oct, with 10 of 45 spots rated Good or better for intermediate surfers. Updated 20 Oct, 01:03 UTC, from the forecast for 45 spots.

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By region

Western Cape (24 spots)

Best: Friday 23 Oct, 7 spots Good. Pick: Big Bay (1.5 m, good around 06:00), Victoria Bay (1.7 m, good around 06:00).

Eastern Cape (14 spots)

Best: Saturday 24 Oct, 5 spots Good. Pick: Noordhoek (1.1 m, good around 06:00), Mdumbi (1.6 m, good around 06:00).

KwaZulu-Natal (7 spots)

Best: Today, 3 spots Good. Pick: Scottburgh Point (1.3 m, good around 06:00), Mtunzini (1.4 m, good around 18:00).

Day by day

Today

9 spots Good or better. Swell 2.3 m at 8 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Mdumbi (1.8 m, good around 08:00), Noncom (1.4 m, good around 07:00), Scottburgh Point (1.3 m, good around 06:00), Mtunzini (1.4 m, good around 18:00)
• Beginners: Seal Point (1.0 m, fair around 06:00), Big Bay (1.0 m, fair around 06:00), Victoria Bay (1.1 m, fair around 06:00)
• Advanced: Mdumbi (1.8 m, good around 08:00), Cave Rock (1.8 m, good around 06:00), Ballito (Surfers Point) (1.5 m, good around 06:00)

Tomorrow

7 spots Good or better. Swell 3.0 m at 9 s from WSW.

• Intermediate: Victoria Bay (1.4 m, good around 06:00), Seal Point (1.1 m, good around 08:00), Millers Point (1.3 m, good around 13:00), Struisbaai Reef (1.6 m, good around 07:00)
• Beginners: Seal Point (1.1 m, fair around 08:00), Still Bay Left (1.0 m, fair around 07:00), Mdumbi (1.0 m, fair around 18:00)
• Advanced: Dungeons (2.2 m, good around 17:00), Jongensfontein (1.6 m, good around 08:00), Struisbaai Reef (1.6 m, good around 07:00)

Thursday 22 Oct

6 spots Good or better. Swell 2.5 m at 8 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Victoria Bay (1.4 m, good around 06:00), Mdumbi (2.2 m, good around 06:00), Big Bay (1.5 m, good around 19:00), Seal Point (1.5 m, good around 08:00)
• Beginners: Ballito (Surfers Point) (0.8 m, fair around 10:00), Still Bay Left (0.9 m, fair around 06:00), Muizenberg (0.6 m, fair around 17:00)
• Advanced: Mdumbi (2.2 m, epic around 06:00), Dungeons (1.7 m, good around 17:00), Lwandile (1.4 m, good around 06:00)

Friday 23 Oct

10 spots Good or better. Swell 2.1 m at 8 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Big Bay (1.5 m, good around 06:00), Victoria Bay (1.7 m, good around 06:00), Scarborough (1.2 m, good around 06:00), Mdumbi (1.7 m, good around 06:00)
• Beginners: Muizenberg (0.8 m, good around 11:00), Long Beach (0.8 m, fair around 06:00), Fish Boma (1.1 m, fair around 08:00)
• Advanced: Dungeons (1.6 m, good around 09:00), Victoria Bay (1.7 m, good around 06:00), Jongensfontein (1.8 m, good around 06:00)

Saturday 24 Oct

10 spots Good or better. Swell 1.6 m at 8 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Victoria Bay (1.3 m, good around 06:00), Noordhoek (1.1 m, good around 06:00), Mdumbi (1.6 m, good around 06:00), Mtunzini (1.3 m, good around 09:00)
• Beginners: Lookout Beach (0.8 m, good around 06:00), Fish Boma (0.9 m, fair around 06:00), Big Bay (1.0 m, fair around 06:00)
• Advanced: Mdumbi (1.6 m, good around 06:00), Noncom (1.7 m, good around 06:00), Cave Rock (1.5 m, good around 06:00)

Sunday 25 Oct

0 spots Good or better. Swell 1.0 m at 10 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Ansteys (0.9 m, fair around 18:00)
• Beginners: Umhlanga Rocks (0.8 m, fair around 06:00), Mdumbi (0.8 m, fair around 06:00), Ansteys (0.9 m, fair around 18:00)

Monday 26 Oct

0 spots Good or better. Swell 1.0 m at 9 s from WSW.

• Intermediate: Big Bay (0.8 m, fair around 06:00)
• Beginners: Big Bay (0.8 m, fair around 06:00)

Ratings use the best daylight hour at each spot, on the same scale as the app (Fair, Good, Epic). Model forecast, not an observation.