Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312121212131415151616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)619757714839417934752995263624062571298631493461439568528488852685038329765560935099434635002908
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
1.51
5:39AM
1.52
6:14PM
1.40
6:34AM
1.35
7:17PM
1.28
7:48AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
0.22
11:56AM
0.21
12:19AM
0.35
12:52PM
0.36
1:30AM
0.48
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----7:13-------7:13-------7:15--
Sunset6:21-------6:20-------6:19-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151616151516161616171616151415181818181818181820
Feels °C (?)12141412121312131513111110910151413131314141518
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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