Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 Feb 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121214141313131313121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)376347336330414319309393285595577501424418405319236236232161119114377882
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SE
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
5
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
1.46
7:25PM
1.23
7:50AM
1.30
8:43PM
1.11
9:22AM
1.18
10:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.33
1:20AM
0.45
2:18PM
0.47
2:39AM
0.58
4:08PM
0.54
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:31-------6:31-------6:33------
Sunset----7:30-------7:30-------7:29---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717182020191919181819192019191919181718191918
Feels °C (?)181917171920202021191819192120202018171618202119
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