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Cape St Francis Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Cape St Francis surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cape St Francis today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape St Francis at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Francis. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
61 | 33 | 86 | 68 | 44 | 37 | 34 | 45 | 30 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 31 | 1124 | 1051 | 1024 | 1266 | 1933 | 2226 | 2952 | 3265 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.49m | 4:22PM1.42m | 4:28AM1.47m | 4:55PM1.40m | 5:00AM1.43m | 5:30PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.20m | 10:20PM0.31m | 10:42AM0.22m | 10:54PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 723 | 666 | 497 | 497 | 533 | 675 | 726 | 794 | 882 | 977 | 961 | 872 | 753 | 42 | 572 | 490 | 770 | 257 | 486 | 867 | 841 | 936 | 798 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 33 | 86 | 68 | 44 | 37 | 34 | 45 | 30 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 42 | 35 | 30 | 487 | 333 | 133 | 117 | 91 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 116 | 160 | 178 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 38 | 56 | 90 | 1006 | 90 | — | 1124 | 1051 | 1024 | 1266 | 1933 | 2226 | 2952 | 3265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 134 | 134 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 77 | 184 | 190 | 312 | 368 | 437 | 368 | 437 |
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