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Cemetery Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Cemetery surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cemetery surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cemetery sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cemetery today?
The current surf forecast for Cemetery at 4AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cemetery. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
1058 | 769 | 509 | 1034 | 937 | 780 | 611 | 157 | 142 | 113 | 109 | 106 | 93 | 98 | 134 | 181 | 258 | 255 | 246 | 318 | 376 | 492 | 456 | 472 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.43m | 6:11PM1.39m | 6:31AM1.30m | 7:12PM1.32m | 7:37AM1.17m | 8:23PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:53AM0.18m | 00:24AM0.31m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.40m | 1:52PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 154 | 149 | 116 | 383 | 330 | 294 | 197 | 157 | 142 | 113 | 102 | 78 | 32 | 43 | 43 | 86 | 258 | 255 | 94 | 318 | 376 | 492 | 99 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 56 | 34 | 128 | 128 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 58 | 88 | 109 | 106 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 30 | 79 | 76 | 246 | 30 | 61 | 85 | 456 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 17 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 114 | 94 | 67 | 58 | 30 | 69 | 38 | 39 | 23 | 26 | 98 | 134 | 181 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 55 | 55 | 27 | 11 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1058 | 769 | 509 | 1034 | 937 | 780 | 611 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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