Kalk Bay
Cape Town, Western Cape · South Africa
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A hollow, fast left over a kelp-fringed reef under the railway line — on bigger days the barrels double up while trains rumble past a few metres from the take-off.
Today's surf at Kalk Bay
Updated 12:14 spot time
Kalk Bay surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1.5 m–2.0 m overhead, 1.5 m SW swell at 9.05 s. Wind up to 29 km/h SE. Water 14°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — fun (3/5) with 18 km/h SSE 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
Best wind
N–NE
Ideal size
3–8 ft
Break type
Reef break
Best season
Year-round; April–September biggest
Crowd
Crowded
Safety: A demanding wave: solid fitness, confident duck-dives and crowd awareness are the entry fee. Shallow reef or coral — know the tide stage and where the channel is before you paddle out. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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