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Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | |
125 | 120 | 184 | 183 | 434 | 506 | 632 | 1207 | 2510 | 2970 | 2584 | 1501 | 1046 | 865 | 690 | 650 | 590 | 601 | 768 | 753 | 834 | 935 | 972 | 934 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.23m | 00:29AM1.41m | 1:00PM1.31m | 1:10AM1.49m | 1:39PM1.39m | 1:45AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.41m | 6:18PM0.42m | 6:58AM0.30m | 7:03PM0.35m | 7:36AM0.22m | 7:41PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 |
— | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 125 | 120 | 184 | 61 | 75 | 102 | 123 | 260 | 2510 | 2970 | 2584 | 1501 | 1046 | 865 | 656 | 650 | 590 | 601 | 768 | 753 | 226 | 217 | 217 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 400 | — | 6 | 5 | 755 | 643 | 637 | 690 | 515 | 453 | 361 | 270 | 231 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | SW 17 | NW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 6 | 76 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 21 | — | 39 | 26 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 13 | 183 | 434 | 506 | 632 | 1207 | 159 | — | 663 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 834 | 935 | 972 | 934 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 306 | 153 | 421 | 528 | 6 | 1032 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 1582 | 1850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
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