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Clovelly surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Clovelly surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clovelly sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Clovelly today?
The current surf forecast for Clovelly at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Clovelly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
95 | 128 | 97 | 173 | 1796 | 1736 | 2090 | 1985 | 1739 | 1604 | 1458 | 1493 | 1814 | 1814 | 1576 | 1356 | 1155 | 938 | 2044 | 839 | 907 | 1086 | 1036 | 965 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:49AM1.33m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:56PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.16m | 6:43PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.49m | 12:18PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 923 | 923 | 964 | 964 | 1796 | 1736 | 2090 | 1985 | 1739 | 1604 | 1458 | 255 | 248 | 221 | 173 | 205 | 1155 | 938 | 837 | 309 | 293 | 261 | 1036 | 965 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 95 | 128 | 97 | 173 | 50 | 488 | 415 | 306 | 260 | 211 | 207 | 163 | 78 | 64 | 46 | 31 | 172 | 132 | 118 | 18 | 63 | 97 | 245 | 290 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 20 | W 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 80 | 49 | 94 | 163 | 161 | 224 | 212 | — | — | 15 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 91 | 110 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 181 | 260 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1493 | 1814 | 1814 | 1576 | 1356 | — | — | 2044 | 839 | 907 | 1086 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 164 | 164 | 905 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 69 | 24 | 9 |
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