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Captains surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 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
13.3° C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Captains today?
The current surf forecast for Captains at 3PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 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 | 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 1813 | 1321 | 1138 | 819 | 710 | 860 | 1746 | 2884 | 2865 | 3224 | 3045 | 2581 | 2316 | 2136 | 1903 | 1701 | 1528 | 1456 | 1539 | 1578 | 1488 | 1307 | 1141 | 1030 | 887 | 773 | 656 | 656 | 561 | 487 | 467 | 408 | 353 | 309 | 405 | 472 | 561 | 662 | 791 | 784 | 835 | 722 | 772 | 711 | 679 | 671 | 683 | 636 | 569 | 461 | 647 | 636 | 706 | 808 | 698 | 615 | 556 | 594 | 556 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:11PM 1.46 | 5:26AM 1.45 | 6:00PM 1.35 | 6:18AM 1.29 | 6:58PM 1.23 | 7:22AM 1.13 | 8:14PM 1.14 | 8:50AM 1.03 | 9:47PM 1.13 | 10:30AM 1.02 | 11:07PM 1.17 | 11:44AM 1.07 | 12:02AM 1.24 | 12:34PM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:59AM 0.05 | 11:17PM 0.20 | 11:45AM 0.19 | 12:09AM 0.33 | 12:37PM 0.33 | 1:13AM 0.46 | 1:42PM 0.46 | 2:43AM 0.55 | 3:11PM 0.53 | 4:29AM 0.55 | 4:42PM 0.53 | 5:45AM 0.48 | 5:47PM 0.49 | 6:34AM 0.40 | 6:34PM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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