Glen Beach
Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa · Beach break
Local time — · Sunrise 05:40 · Sunset 19:22
Reading the ocean.
SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Glen Beach.
Spot intelligence.
Glen Beach is the sandy surf cove at Camps Bay's northern end, not the main Camps Bay shorebreak or neighbouring Glen Reef. The active sandbank can favour rights. Intermediate is a conservative recommendation gate for this unsplit beach, not a guarantee that every bank or swell size suits the same surfer.
Profile source · Surf-Forecast · Glen Beach original guideProfile sources & limits
Reviewed 19 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated
Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Swell-from and wind-from bearings are qualitative ranking references, not surveyed optima. The inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model band remains unchanged: it is not a measured local surf limit, safe learner range or wave-face conversion. The approximate map pin is a place marker, not a surveyed takeoff. The explicit sea request samples an offshore model. Inspect the actual sandbank, local notices and your own ability from shore. The original surf guide supports SW swell, independently specified E wind, some SE shelter, right-dominant sandbanks and rock/crowd/shark cautions. City of Cape Town confirms the sandy surf beach on Victoria Road in Camps Bay. SE shelter is not an all-strength wind guarantee. No preferred local tide stage is established by these sources; tide bonuses, preferred windows and the adaptive beach-break fallback remain disabled. Published seasonal percentages, old report readings and general hazards are not current observations, live safety alerts or offshore height thresholds.
- Surf-Forecast · Glen Beach original guide
SW swell, independent E offshore wind, some SE shelter, right-dominant beach sandbanks and rock/crowd/shark cautions; no established preferred tide phase
- City of Cape Town · Glen Beach
Official identity as a sandy surf beach at Victoria Road, Camps Bay; not a survey of the active bank or evidence for local tide scoring
Source-informed axes
Swell axis SW · 225°
Offshore wind from E · Intermediate profile
Wave
Right-dominant sandbank peaks
Sandbanks · granite edges
Swell window
SW · qualitative reference
0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band
Clean wind
E · some shelter from SE
Applied to wind scoring
Tide window
Local sandbank response unverified
No tide phase affects scoring
Field guide
Read the break.
Character · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01Glen Beach is defined by right-dominant sandbank peaks over sandbanks · granite edges. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.
Best setup
02SW · qualitative reference swell, e · some shelter from se and local sandbank response unverified form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.6–3.0 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.
Lineup read
03Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to rocks beside the banks, crowded takeoffs, shark awareness. Local signs and advice always take priority.
Know before you paddle
Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.
The break
Beach break
Intermediate. Works best with SW · qualitative reference swell.
Timing
E · some shelter from SE
Local sandbank response unverified. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.
Data note
Model data unavailable
SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.