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Cape St Francis surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 SAST
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Cape St Francis surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape St Francis sea temperature is
21.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape St Francis today?

The current surf forecast for Cape St Francis at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Cape St Francis. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)9999988877798777910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6083106106603483243262311892231752451711179621394929269947172
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
20
S
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
1.28
2:39AM
1.25
2:44PM
1.37
3:13AM
1.35
3:17PM
1.46
3:44AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
0.39
8:36AM
0.45
9:03PM
0.29
9:11AM
0.35
9:33PM
0.20
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------5:24-------5:24-------5:26
Sunset--7:35-------7:35-------7:34-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
12111-11----------------
Temp. °C201919191919191819192020191919202122212020201920
Feels °C (?)161516161517161517171817171921202020181817161313
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