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Sunset Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
2756 | 2118 | 1619 | 1408 | 1103 | 866 | 624 | 514 | 374 | 296 | 214 | 226 | 128 | 137 | 205 | 171 | 198 | 166 | 163 | 185 | 178 | 154 | 151 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.41m | 9:24AM1.30m | 10:20PM1.42m | 11:10AM1.32m | 11:41PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.71m | 3:24AM0.78m | 3:55PM0.76m | 5:07AM0.72m | 5:23PM0.72m | 6:16AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 2756 | 2118 | 1619 | 1408 | 1103 | 866 | 624 | 514 | 374 | 296 | 214 | 226 | 128 | 137 | 205 | 171 | 198 | 166 | 163 | 185 | 178 | 154 | 151 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 5 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 75 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 16 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | N 3 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 27 |
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