Cape Town, South Africa

Muizenberg

Cape Town's learner wave rolls in slow, soft and endlessly forgiving across False Bay's shallows — noticeably warmer than the city's Atlantic side — in front of a row of Victorian bathing boxes painted like boiled sweets.

Best forBeach
Approx. flying time~19h 45m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportCape Town (CPT)

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About this place

Surf schools cluster along the beachfront, shark spotters keep watch from the mountain above, and post-session coffee on Surfers Corner is a ritual. Summer, December to March, brings the friendliest conditions; hire everything on the beach and simply wade in.

Featured in Ten surf beaches where beginners actually stand up

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 15°C in August to 22°C in February. Driest in January and February; wettest in July, with rain on about 12 days. The sea is warmest in December at around 19°C, coolest at 14°C.

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August15° · rain 10 days · sea 14°Cool with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — December to March.

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