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Captains surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 15 Jun 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Captains today?
The current surf forecast for Captains at 8PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Captains. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 1524 | 1730 | 2091 | 2460 | 2423 | 3095 | 3714 | 4431 | 4631 | 4786 | 5578 | 5650 | 4938 | 4121 | 3659 | 3373 | 2845 | 2641 | 2561 | 2984 | 3448 | 4100 | 4402 | 3797 | 3505 | 3399 | 3958 | 5092 | 4708 | 3975 | 3318 | 2827 | 2309 | 1946 | 1579 | 1632 | 1954 | 2569 | 3131 | 3270 | 3397 | 4967 | 6165 | 8064 | 7146 | 5438 | 4242 | 3526 | 2702 | 1949 | 1655 | 1411 | 1136 | 991 | 1110 | 1338 | 2251 | 3209 | 3320 | 2926 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:06PM 1.35 | 6:16AM 1.25 | 6:53PM 1.34 | 7:09AM 1.20 | 7:46PM 1.33 | 8:12AM 1.15 | 8:46PM 1.33 | 9:24AM 1.13 | 9:51PM 1.34 | 10:40AM 1.16 | 10:58PM 1.37 | 11:49AM 1.21 | 12:02AM 1.42 | 12:50PM 1.29 | 1:02AM 1.47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:14AM 0.38 | 12:26PM 0.29 | 1:07AM 0.40 | 1:15PM 0.34 | 2:08AM 0.40 | 2:13PM 0.39 | 3:16AM 0.38 | 3:20PM 0.43 | 4:28AM 0.34 | 4:34PM 0.43 | 5:36AM 0.27 | 5:45PM 0.39 | 6:37AM 0.20 | 6:50PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Mon 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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