Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SAST
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Cape St Martin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape St Martin sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today?

The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 10AM is: 6.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 4.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)20ft (6.0m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)23ft (7.0m)13s
Evening (11 May)23ft (7.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
4
4
4
4
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
6
W
11
7
W
12
7.5
W
13
7
W
13
7
W
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6625
5196
8041
12909
17391
18477
16787
10583
8967
9179
8085
5943
5224
3801
3100
2586
2225
1780
1624
1686
1874
2205
2393
2171
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
55
NNW
70
NW
70
NW
65
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:58AM1.14m
11:22PM1.33m
11:57AM1.25m
00:11AM1.45m
12:46PM1.37m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.54m
5:00PM0.51m
5:52AM0.40m
5:56PM0.42m
6:39AM0.26m
6:45PM0.33m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
5:59
2
3
3
5
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
9
4
2
3
6
10
11
12
12
11
13
13
11
13
16
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
3
SW
13
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
6625
5196
6084
10583
8967
8085
2477
2273
2444
3100
2586
2225
1780
1624
1686
1874
2205
2393
2171
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
Energy kJ
91
2460
2098
1780
1485
1570
1488
1248
978
1001
905
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
Energy kJ
57
55
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
7
6
W
11
7
W
12
7.5
W
13
7
W
13
7
W
13
2.3
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
8
5.5
WSW
13
1.7
NNW
8
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
12
Energy kJ
698
8041
12909
17391
18477
16787
883
500
9179
352
5943
5224
3801
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
1
1
3
2
3
2
9
5
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
811
437
437
936
933
1052
1075
493
153
1080
153
153
164
163
162
163
163
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
8
3
4
3
3
3
9
5
3
5
6
9
6
7
5
4
4
7
4
4
5
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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