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Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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 11AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
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. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | |
1496 | 1496 | 1355 | 1491 | 1379 | 1546 | 1914 | 2053 | 1521 | 1128 | 890 | 755 | 802 | 882 | 656 | 465 | 395 | 348 | 260 | 419 | 373 | 421 | 395 | 603 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.32m | 5:26AM1.29m | 5:59PM1.24m | 6:06AM1.20m | 6:48PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.30m | 11:20PM0.43m | 11:39AM0.38m | 11:58PM0.52m | 12:18PM0.46m | 00:48AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 1496 | 1496 | 1355 | 1491 | 1379 | 1546 | 1914 | 2053 | 1521 | 1128 | 890 | 755 | 342 | 261 | 249 | 357 | 290 | 348 | 260 | 177 | 373 | 421 | 395 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 128 | 126 | 123 | 81 | 1068 | 1141 | 729 | 671 | 623 | 503 | 366 | 476 | 186 | 151 | 90 | 54 | 102 | 187 | 188 | 419 | 151 | 212 | 373 | 603 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 22 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 37 | 34 | — | 80 | 107 | 173 | 264 | 251 | 314 | 372 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 156 | 142 | 80 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 802 | 882 | 656 | 465 | 395 | — | — | — | 213 | 170 | 162 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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