Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
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
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
1015
1209
2133
2107
1900
1776
1600
1435
1265
1079
943
971
857
779
680
590
1272
2028
2632
3374
4125
5362
5849
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
W
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
50
N
50
WSW
40
WNW
50
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
WNW
40
NW
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:58AM1.12m
7:54PM1.14m
8:13AM1.06m
9:13PM1.15m
9:43AM1.07m
10:25PM1.22m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.60m
1:10PM0.53m
2:00AM0.65m
2:23PM0.58m
3:36AM0.63m
3:48PM0.57m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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6:02
6:01
6:00
1
12
5
2
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
12
11
14
15
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
11
11
9
6
4
6
2
3
3
4
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
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
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
476
1015
1209
2133
2107
1900
1776
1600
1435
1265
1079
943
971
857
779
680
590
572
3
3
98
5
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
187
384
461
145
132
102
21
74
73
50
47
32
32
12
11
16
15
14
2
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
18
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.1
S
17
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
S
8
Energy kJ
721
130
156
6
20
19
17
16
16
15
14
17
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.6
NNW
3
1.1
NW
4
1.8
NW
6
2.4
WNW
7
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
99
6
41
186
570
1272
2028
2632
3374
4125
5362
5849
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
6
6
2
0
0
0
0
162
153
214
207
207
203
163
857
936
1059
1080
528
453
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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