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Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 May 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
15.0° 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 6AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | |
978 | 885 | 947 | 780 | 792 | 780 | 1602 | 1712 | 1991 | 2402 | 2670 | 2843 | 2939 | 2734 | 2553 | 2231 | 2146 | 1753 | 1573 | 1435 | 1278 | 1237 | 1154 | 1752 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.14m | 10:47PM1.33m | 11:30AM1.18m | 11:43PM1.36m | 12:24PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.46m | 4:25PM0.51m | 5:27AM0.42m | 5:31PM0.49m | 6:20AM0.36m | 6:25PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 978 | 885 | 947 | 780 | 792 | 780 | 1602 | 1712 | 1991 | 2402 | 2670 | 2843 | 2939 | 2734 | 2553 | 2231 | 2146 | 1753 | 1573 | 1435 | 1278 | 1237 | 1154 | 1752 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 127 | 314 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 284 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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