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Beach Road Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Beach Road surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Beach Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Beach Road sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Beach Road today?
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 8AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2301 | 2679 | 3359 | 3028 | 2889 | 2343 | 1654 | 1539 | 1862 | 765 | 512 | 653 | 1055 | 3508 | 3822 | 4476 | 4904 | 4845 | 4665 | 3217 | 6550 | 6127 | 5656 | 4969 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:27AM 1.72 | 3:56PM 1.58 | 4:07AM 1.69 | 4:37PM 1.53 | 4:50AM 1.59 | 5:21PM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 0.04 | 9:47AM -0.08 | 9:57PM 0.05 | 10:27AM -0.04 | 10:39PM 0.11 | 11:09AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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