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Bloubergstrand Surf Forecast
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Bloubergstrand surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bloubergstrand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bloubergstrand sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bloubergstrand today?
The current surf forecast for Bloubergstrand at 3PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bloubergstrand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
1128 | 980 | 926 | 949 | 753 | 563 | 408 | 351 | 299 | 241 | 443 | 316 | 373 | 414 | 408 | 596 | 1003 | 1055 | 1772 | 1899 | 1712 | 1475 | 1319 | 1301 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:23AM1.49m | 5:59PM1.46m | 6:01AM1.40m | 6:44PM1.40m | 6:50AM1.31m | 7:44PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.57m | 11:56PM0.74m | 12:14PM0.65m | 00:49AM0.80m | 1:06PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:58 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 1128 | 980 | 247 | 431 | 323 | 257 | 357 | 295 | 299 | 241 | 230 | 316 | 373 | 414 | 408 | 378 | 1003 | 1055 | 1772 | 1899 | 1712 | 1475 | 1319 | 1301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 355 | 306 | 309 | 130 | 88 | 83 | 31 | 69 | 209 | 144 | 443 | 36 | 149 | 212 | 368 | 596 | 378 | 378 | 133 | 127 | 21 | 45 | 94 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | NW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | S 17 | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 232 | 314 | — | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 102 | 196 | 44 | 79 | 6 | 28 | 41 | 130 | 133 | 179 | — | 24 | — | — | 48 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 10 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 926 | 949 | 753 | 563 | 408 | 351 | — | — | — | 190 | 223 | 185 | 153 | — | 240 | — | 169 | 169 | 127 | 153 | 96 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 133 | 782 | 167 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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