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Eerste Steen Surf Forecast
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Eerste Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Eerste Steen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eerste Steen sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eerste Steen today?
The current surf forecast for Eerste Steen at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Eerste Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | |
443 | 316 | 373 | 414 | 408 | 596 | 1003 | 1055 | 1772 | 1899 | 1712 | 1475 | 1455 | 1301 | 1143 | 985 | 560 | 826 | 791 | 680 | 590 | 607 | 792 | 2488 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.12m | 6:52AM1.07m | 7:50PM1.08m | 8:06AM1.01m | 9:10PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.44m | 00:46AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | 1:59AM0.62m | 2:23PM0.54m | 3:35AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 230 | 316 | 373 | 414 | 408 | 378 | 1003 | 1055 | 1772 | 1899 | 1712 | 1475 | 1455 | 1301 | 1143 | 985 | 560 | 826 | 791 | 680 | 590 | 472 | 308 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 443 | 36 | 149 | 212 | 373 | 156 | 157 | 207 | 164 | 130 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 69 | 50 | 33 | 350 | 87 | 85 | 51 | 29 | 28 | 501 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | NW 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — |
| kJ | 44 | 79 | 6 | 28 | 59 | 596 | 378 | 378 | 6 | 24 | 52 | — | — | 74 | 70 | 67 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 224 | 223 | 185 | 156 | — | — | 328 | — | — | 127 | 125 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 114 | 607 | 792 | 2488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 90 | 82 | 82 | 128 | 380 | 459 |
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