Cape St Martin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.72° S 17.93° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape St Martin sea temperature is

14.3° C

Cape St Martin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 4PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2045	1791	1736	1344	1657	1317	2761	2358	2148	3257	3313	3037	3399	3207	3022	3115	3068	2887	2588	2386	2196	2056	1896	1866
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			9:06AM1.16m				9:29PM1.34m				10:24AM1.17m				10:44PM1.35m					11:42AM1.22m				11:58PM1.40m
Low Tide					2:54PM0.50m				4:03AM0.41m				4:15PM0.52m					5:23AM0.36m				5:39PM0.48m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	18	16	15	14	13	12	12	13	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	14	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	13	13	12	14	13	12	10	9	7	8	10	10	8	8	8	8	7	7	9	11	13	12	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2045	1791	1736	1344	1657	1204	2761	2358	2148	121	3313	3037	2032	2002	—	3115	3068	2887	2588	2386	2196	2056	1896	1866
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	S 13	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	—	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	236	465	719	1260	976	1317	—	—	14	108	—	—	—	—	—	815	—	17	37	56	114	148	181	175
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12
kJ	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	175
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 5	S 6	S 7	SSW 14	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 7	S 7	—	S 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	8	68	171	293	3257	—	—	3399	3207	3022	311	270	—	235	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	2	0	0	59	0	0	2	2	2	420	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	The Point (Elands Bay)	Heaven	Heaven	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Heaven		Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Strandfontein
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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