Surf Forecast Surf Report

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
S
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)999999101010101010101011111111111111101010101010101010101010101010101056667109999999913991212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10178818183636747474529295253798179818156553453333232323233333332323232331918202225283312774565639393925254341424243323130
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
25
W
25
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
E
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
0
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
1.53
5:42AM
1.54
6:11PM
1.41
6:27AM
1.36
7:03PM
1.28
7:22AM
1.18
8:17PM
1.16
8:45AM
1.04
10:07PM
1.12
10:47AM
1.01
11:42PM
1.19
12:11PM
1.08
12:38AM
1.29
1:01PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.07
11:30PM
0.19
11:58AM
0.20
12:16AM
0.34
12:43PM
0.35
1:13AM
0.50
1:42PM
0.49
2:38AM
0.63
3:11PM
0.59
4:46AM
0.66
4:59PM
0.59
6:17AM
0.58
6:12PM
0.53
7:06AM
0.48
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise-6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset----5:39-------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------5:36-------5:36-------5:35-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717161717161615151716141514131413141515161515151415161616151414141720212020202020222421202020201920201918171616171818
Feels °C (?)1714141111999889556655334577910912141313111010111417171918171717192118191818181618171615141111131415
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