Cape Vidal Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Cape Vidal surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 03 Oct 2025 SAST

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Cape Vidal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Cape Vidal sea temperature is 22.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Vidal today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Vidal at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Evening (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

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	Friday 03					Saturday 04								Sunday 05								Monday 06
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	S	S	SSW	NNE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	13	13	13	13	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	7	7	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	573	651	563	374	363	349	335	653	573	483	235	207	125	125	94	125	98	96	52	49	446	205	289	269
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	S	N	NNW	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		1:43PM 1.62				1:56AM 1.67					2:15PM 1.86				2:28AM 1.86				2:45PM 2.08				2:59AM 2.02
Low Tide / height (m)				7:51PM 0.50				8:00AM 0.36					8:23PM 0.29				8:31AM 0.16				8:54PM 0.10

	Friday 03					Saturday 04								Sunday 05								Monday 06
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22
Sunset	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	18	18	18	23	23	22	21	21	21	20	21
Feels °C (?)	14	14	15	16	15	16	17	15	14	13	13	13	12	10	10	9	17	17	18	21	21	23	21	19

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

Wind Update Cross-off wind 89 km from Cape Vidal has become light (calm at Siyanda). Waves should be turning clean at Cape Vidal. 2.3m 11s groundswell from the S with a 1.7m 10s swell from the E and a 1.0m 10s swell, also from the E. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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