Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 SAST
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Extensions surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Extensions sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Extensions today?

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212111111111113131313131313131315141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)723773689561494383278268198142140116116116116114114114113111142223282362
Wind
(km/h)
50
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
1.67
5:11PM
1.49
5:28AM
1.62
5:48PM
1.41
6:05AM
1.53
6:29PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.03
11:09AM
0.05
11:13PM
0.08
11:44AM
0.10
11:47PM
0.16
12:24PM
0.19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset------7:34-------7:32-------7:31-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020202122212120202020222323242322201920212120
Feels °C (?)131416161715131414151617202019202123201821212021
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