Cape St Francis Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.19° S 24.84° E

Cape St Francis WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape St Francis sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.8° 

Cape St Francis surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Cape St Francis surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period, S swell with 10,401 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cape St Francis this week:

The surf forecast for Cape St Francis over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cape St Francis in the next 16 days are 6.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 14s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Sun 30th Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 10s
Best Surf11PM (Thu 3rd Sep)10ft (3.0m) 7s
Most Powerful 2AM (Fri 4th Sep)20ft (6.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cape St Francis over the next 16 days.


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