Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111010101414131313131316141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)748736736711563437377298258220212177204623790919976103410039512023184819062060
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-7:07-------7:07-------7:07------
Sunset----6:30-------6:29-------6:28---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171720212018181717172020221918181717181818202018
Feels °C (?)161619181615161515162019191616161617171717191816
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