Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.5
W
9
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
6
W
11
6.5
W
12
7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1900
1776
1600
1435
1265
1079
943
957
857
779
680
590
581
1070
1512
3266
4779
6040
6151
6143
4701
8214
12175
16018
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
35
WNW
25
W
40
WNW
50
WSW
50
W
40
W
45
W
35
WNW
40
NW
55
NW
70
NW
70
NW
65
NW
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:54PM1.14m
8:13AM1.06m
9:13PM1.15m
9:43AM1.07m
10:25PM1.22m
10:58AM1.14m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.65m
2:23PM0.58m
3:36AM0.63m
3:48PM0.57m
4:56AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:01
6:00
6:00
1
13
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
13
12
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
9
7
5
9
6
4
3
5
4
7
7
6
2
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1900
1776
1600
1435
1265
1079
943
957
857
779
680
590
581
563
3
3
5
18
6151
6143
4701
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
12
1.2
NW
7
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
102
99
74
53
50
33
32
22
12
11
5
15
131
14
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
NW
11
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
6
21
20
19
17
16
16
15
14
17
16
5
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.6
NW
5
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
W
9
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
3
NW
8
6
W
11
6.5
W
12
7
W
13
Energy kJ
6
29
146
395
507
1070
1512
3266
4779
6040
978
8214
12175
16018
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
6
2
0
0
0
71
165
214
474
207
250
214
163
164
529
529
811
529
529
529
437
1075
1042
1032
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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