Cap Sim Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.39° N 9.84° W

Cap Sim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cap Sim sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.1° 

Cap Sim 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 Sim today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cap Sim at 4AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
0.8
NW
14
1
NW
12
1.3
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
2
NNW
12
1.8
NW
11
1.5
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
669
659
619
251
282
628
721
732
721
603
584
850
511
887
1026
828
428
894
926
894
745
649
592
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:23AM2.10m
7:01PM1.83m
7:32AM1.96m
8:31PM1.75m
9:06AM1.93m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.89m
12:41PM0.93m
00:51AM1.05m
2:02PM1.05m
2:21AM1.14m
3:44PM1.04m
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clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
23
22
22
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
20
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
20
19
18
20
18
17
19
18
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