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Captains surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Captains today?
The current surf forecast for Captains at 11PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Captains. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
1288 | 1914 | 1702 | 1388 | 1128 | 999 | 774 | 882 | 832 | 573 | 653 | 351 | 298 | 234 | 443 | 316 | 373 | 414 | 408 | 596 | 1003 | 1068 | 1772 | 1899 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.26m | 5:24AM1.24m | 5:57PM1.19m | 6:02AM1.15m | 6:45PM1.12m | 6:52AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:56PM0.50m | 12:18PM0.44m | 00:46AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 1288 | 1914 | 1702 | 1388 | 1128 | 999 | 774 | 431 | 323 | 257 | 408 | 295 | 209 | 234 | 443 | 316 | 373 | 414 | 408 | 378 | 1003 | 1068 | 1772 | 1899 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 21 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1104 | 800 | 626 | 559 | 415 | 361 | 247 | 130 | 88 | 83 | 357 | 69 | 102 | 196 | 44 | 36 | 149 | 212 | 373 | 596 | 378 | 378 | 133 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 22 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 20 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 79 | 130 | 208 | 208 | 232 | 314 | 309 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 119 | 3 | 79 | 29 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 127 | 183 | 39 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 882 | 832 | 573 | 653 | 351 | 298 | — | 195 | 190 | 219 | 223 | 153 | 127 | 226 | — | — | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 121 | 120 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 121 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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