Cape Vidal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.13° S 32.56° E

Issued: 1 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Vidal sea temperature is

23.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Vidal today (11 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Vidal at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (11 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (11 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).
	Sunday 11								Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 14	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	SSW 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	153	144	144	147	150	170	173	145	150	150	144	139	192	259	278	232	154	182	177	182	196	244	311	229
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	WNW	S	S	SSE	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		3:46AM2.06m				4:00PM2.16m				4:12AM2.05m				4:26PM2.11m				4:38AM2.00m				4:51PM2.02m
Low Tide				9:48AM-0.01m				10:08PM0.01m				10:16AM0.01m				10:34PM0.05m				10:43AM0.08m				11:00PM0.12m


	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	21	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	18	17	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	22	21	19	21	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	153	144	144	147	150	170	173	144	150	150	144	139	139	106	104	102	154	182	177	182	196	244	234	229
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 5	NE 6	NNE 5	NE 5
kJ	136	101	87	62	36	115	116	115	45	36	36	29	111	68	67	42	38	37	39	46	16	15	11	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 14	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	ENE 10	SW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	17	17	13	6	51	6	2	2	105	107	140	118	—	—	—	19	—	—	37	37	31	32	21	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	N 5	NNE 5	N 5	—	SSW 4	SSW 7	SSW 9	SSW 8
kJ	84	77	70	91	107	145	160	145	72	52	63	98	192	259	278	232	73	99	33	—	39	129	311	207
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	3	3	4	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	118	118	144	796	811	460	228	244	118	118	144	538	538	250	204	203	135	88	0	923	924	88	88	88
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay				Umhlanga		Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Thompsons Bay	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Senoritas	Mapelane			Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1				3		2	2	2				2	3	2	2	2			3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	8	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6

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