Vredenberg Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 2026 SAST
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Vredenberg Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vredenberg Point sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vredenberg Point today?

The current surf forecast for Vredenberg Point at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Vredenberg Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2089
2107
1970
1788
1463
1395
1134
989
763
703
573
773
1158
1772
1902
1849
1901
1844
1649
1624
1673
1677
1543
1517
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:18AM1.54m
3:43PM1.46m
3:48AM1.50m
4:13PM1.43m
4:19AM1.44m
4:45PM1.37m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.13m
9:45PM0.25m
10:04AM0.17m
10:15PM0.29m
10:34AM0.23m
10:46PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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6:07
6:07
6:07
2
5
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
10
9
8
8
10
13
15
14
16
15
16
15
15
17
17
14
13
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2089
2107
1970
1788
1463
1395
1134
989
763
703
573
520
1158
1772
1902
1849
1901
1844
1649
1624
1673
1677
1543
1517
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.7
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
9
9
16
37
127
202
202
198
146
371
554
773
349
74
49
118
97
139
135
170
202
195
192
186
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.4
S
14
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
N
4
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
15
66
72
127
180
336
380
135
171
130
102
22
42
18
31
31
33
3
3
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
1
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
7
43
31
31
17
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
70
119
72
369
374
158
0
0
0
15
70
84
144
154
84
72
144
155
422
155
155
15
13
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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