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Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 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
14.7° 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 10AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
2089 | 2107 | 1970 | 1788 | 1463 | 1395 | 1134 | 989 | 763 | 703 | 573 | 773 | 1158 | 1772 | 1902 | 1849 | 1901 | 1844 | 1649 | 1624 | 1673 | 1677 | 1543 | 1517 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:18AM1.56m | 3:43PM1.48m | 3:49AM1.52m | 4:13PM1.45m | 4:20AM1.45m | 4:45PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.13m | 9:45PM0.25m | 10:04AM0.17m | 10:15PM0.29m | 10:34AM0.23m | 10:46PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 2089 | 2107 | 1970 | 1788 | 1463 | 1395 | 1134 | 989 | 763 | 703 | 573 | 520 | 1158 | 1772 | 1902 | 1849 | 1901 | 1844 | 1649 | 1624 | 1673 | 1677 | 1543 | 1517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 127 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 146 | 371 | 554 | 773 | 349 | 74 | 49 | 118 | 97 | 139 | 135 | 170 | 202 | 195 | 192 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | S 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | N 4 | — | W 21 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 66 | 72 | 127 | 180 | 336 | 380 | 135 | 171 | 130 | 102 | 22 | 42 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 106 | 59 | 369 | 373 | 165 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 71 | 153 | 162 | 71 | 59 | 153 | 164 | 420 | 163 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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