Eerste Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (23 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Eerste Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111212161514141414141313131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44744745552112371379269629823339357825731487127213491245111711001049893734680636585530
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
S
20
S
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
15
SW
15
W
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
1.44
5:46AM
1.51
6:15PM
1.32
6:33AM
1.35
7:10PM
1.18
7:37AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.18
12:04PM
0.18
12:15AM
0.31
12:54PM
0.33
1:14AM
0.46
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:50-------6:52--
Sunset6:54-------6:53-------6:52-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C201818171617232829252120212228282521201719192121
Feels °C (?)151315141415202525221818202228272420191718171919
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