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Captains Surf Forecast
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Captains surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Captains surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Captains sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Captains today?
The current surf forecast for Captains at 9PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Captains. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 964 | 1102 | 802 | 802 | 1444 | 1226 | 1001 | 583 | 463 | 455 | 447 | 447 | 418 | 1274 | 1320 | 920 | 2911 | 3073 | 2212 | 1997 | 1662 | 1487 | 1465 | 1216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:52PM 1.53 | 5:05AM 1.64 | 5:31PM 1.44 | 5:46AM 1.51 | 6:15PM 1.32 | 6:33AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45AM -0.03 | 10:52PM 0.08 | 11:23AM 0.05 | 11:31PM 0.18 | 12:04PM 0.18 | 12:15AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
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