Surf Forecast Surf Report

Crayfish Factory surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 09 May 2025 SAST
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Crayfish Factory surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crayfish Factory sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crayfish Factory today?

The current surf forecast for Crayfish Factory at 1AM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (10 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Crayfish Factory. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
3
WNW
3.5
W
4
W
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
S
2.4
WSW
2.5
S
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1312127911121313121214131212121312131212121212121212121212131515151514141414141313131312121212131212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10098076097701962381162388996889170896073641556924189335726301945163113791068902713835157818702149218522972414249527405246521049574719421638053558314428032532213519221651746666647597679607646635635522561448433411479553
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
40
N
45
N
50
NNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
10
S
10
SSW
0
E
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
1.41
2:14PM
1.33
2:17AM
1.44
2:44PM
1.36
2:47AM
1.46
3:14PM
1.38
3:18AM
1.45
3:44PM
1.37
3:49AM
1.42
4:16PM
1.35
4:21AM
1.37
4:49PM
1.30
4:55AM
1.31
5:27PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
0.34
8:10AM
0.20
8:14PM
0.30
8:38AM
0.17
8:44PM
0.28
9:06AM
0.15
9:14PM
0.27
9:35AM
0.16
9:44PM
0.28
10:05AM
0.19
10:15PM
0.32
10:36AM
0.23
10:49PM
0.37
11:11AM
0.28
11:26PM
0.42
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-----7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31------
Sunset5:58-------5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615151717171616161515151515161615151514141415151616161616171919202122212121212121232323242425222020201920212120192120
Feels °C (?)121076108989101013131413131312131312121113131516151413131515171718181818181717192020212021181717171516171818181918
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