Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
!
3
4
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
S
2.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111110131313121212788812121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)237198191173158269504534517536665904743709509414393785458711638638638711
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
20
SE
5
ESE
15
NE
15
N
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoncross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
1.30
1:49AM
1.42
2:01PM
1.43
2:19AM
1.57
2:34PM
1.54
2:50AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.32
8:04AM
0.30
8:11PM
0.21
8:34AM
0.16
8:41PM
0.11
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset--7:06-------7:05-------7:04-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C303229222526252122242320202120171818201919191919
Feels °C (?)282925182223231819201816182119181817211920191920
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