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Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
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 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | |
1363 | 1154 | 1073 | 943 | 848 | 799 | 669 | 669 | 440 | 811 | 754 | 817 | 805 | 837 | 850 | 876 | 955 | 1159 | 971 | 902 | 875 | 800 | 1148 | 1065 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.61m | 3:09AM1.73m | 3:43PM1.62m | 3:56AM1.69m | 4:29PM1.59m | 4:45AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM-0.04m | 9:00PM0.11m | 9:30AM-0.04m | 9:46PM0.11m | 10:15AM0.00m | 10:35PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 1363 | 1154 | 1073 | 943 | 848 | 799 | 669 | 669 | 440 | 811 | 754 | 817 | 805 | 837 | 850 | 876 | 955 | 1159 | 971 | 902 | 875 | 722 | 938 | 1065 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1087 | 941 | 738 | 714 | 628 | 617 | 325 | 242 | 189 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 35 | 41 | 31 | 29 | — | 734 | 615 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 89 | 126 | 676 | 273 | 332 | 364 | 364 | 351 | 315 | 295 | 303 | 272 | 476 | 683 | 800 | 1148 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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