Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
!
!
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2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SSW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
SW
10
2
SW
10
1.7
SW
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
120
184
183
434
506
632
1207
2510
2970
2584
1501
1046
865
690
650
590
601
768
753
834
935
972
934
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
N
20
W
20
W
25
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:12PM1.23m
00:29AM1.41m
1:00PM1.31m
1:10AM1.49m
1:39PM1.39m
1:45AM1.54m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.41m
6:18PM0.42m
6:58AM0.30m
7:03PM0.35m
7:36AM0.22m
7:41PM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
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6:14
6:13
6:12
6:10
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
17
17
15
15
15
12
11
10
12
12
10
7
9
9
8
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
12
11
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
1.4
W
8
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
SW
10
2
SW
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
125
120
184
61
75
102
123
260
2510
2970
2584
1501
1046
865
656
650
590
601
768
753
226
217
217
217
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
15
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.2
N
4
1.1
SW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
4
9
56
7
5
1
400
6
5
755
643
637
690
515
453
361
270
231
23
46
46
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
17
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
41
40
6
76
5
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
11
5
9
22
21
39
26
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
1.3
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SSW
10
0.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
Energy kJ
3
5
13
183
434
506
632
1207
159
663
834
935
972
934
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
71
306
153
421
528
6
1032
2
2
57
2
1582
1850
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
129
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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