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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 02 Jul 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cape St Francis today?

The current surf forecast for Cape St Francis at 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.8
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.7
S
0.2
ESE
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.6
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)888845666688999101010101010101010101010101010101010101013121212161216161616151414141413141514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)586099826910512939594896560816562654849485275729898787273985049535236363625482954156413000000000028531777932906622492128342268
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
30
E
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
N
15
NNE
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
40
W
40
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
50
W
55
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
E
15
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononononcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
1.12
8:53PM
1.26
9:11AM
1.05
9:53PM
1.20
10:30AM
1.01
11:04PM
1.17
11:56AM
1.02
12:15AM
1.19
1:04PM
1.09
1:14AM
1.25
1:55PM
1.17
2:02AM
1.32
2:36PM
1.26
2:43AM
1.39
3:14PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
0.47
3:16AM
0.58
3:08PM
0.56
4:25AM
0.60
4:18PM
0.62
5:42AM
0.59
5:40PM
0.62
6:50AM
0.53
6:52PM
0.58
7:42AM
0.45
7:47PM
0.51
8:25AM
0.36
8:32PM
0.43
9:03AM
0.28
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26----
Sunset--5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:23-------5:23-------5:24-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181918181818171619181817151414151617161616161515161514151414131415141415141414131414141413121212131615151414141415161616
Feels °C (?)18181416151616141713131176457131413131311101312910910643223334456891098881110101010111214141211
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