Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.02° S 55.23° E

Cap Howard 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cap Howard sea temperature is
25.8°C
1.0° 

Cap Howard surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cap Howard today (11 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cap Howard at 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)--
Afternoon (11 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (11 Nov)4ft (1.2m)16s

Table - waves today at Cap Howard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.2
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
220
208
739
469
1117
1076
1240
1139
1042
878
769
769
623
585
493
485
485
452
387
374
306
290
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
N
5
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
N
0
WSW
0
S
0
SE
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
12:50PM0.54m
1:44AM0.46m
1:11PM0.52m
2:11AM0.44m
1:34PM0.50m
2:39AM0.41m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.05m
7:22AM0.19m
7:56PM0.06m
7:44AM0.21m
8:25PM0.09m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
25
26
26
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