Extensions 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Extensions sea temperature is

16.4°C

Extensions surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Extensions today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	W 11	W 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	314	286	281	245	334	204	177	148	115	101	81	51	61	87	328	380	368	331	319	297	249
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:52PM1.58m					2:18AM1.48m				2:26PM1.65m				2:54AM1.54m				3:03PM1.68m
Low Tide					8:12PM0.05m				8:18AM0.12m				8:46PM-0.02m				8:54AM0.08m				9:22PM-0.05m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	8	9	8	9	11	12	12	10	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	314	286	281	245	334	204	177	148	115	101	81	51	52	65	328	380	368	331	319	297	249
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	WSW 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 13	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 7	W 11	W 13	SW 16	SW 16	NW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	68	68	64	49	54	46	46	48	42	29	28	28	61	87	10	10	5	9	9	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 8	WSW 11	W 13	W 11	E 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	36	59	59	59	3	49	49	49	72	64	40	40	28	39	3	2	3	6	6	9	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 9	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	1	3	82	12	24	34	28	38	52	80	123	149	138	88	64	54	54	81	110	140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Extensions Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Noordhoek Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	26	26	34	27	33	33	33	337	400	400	61	61	48	34	33	34	400	400	37	37
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Milnerton	Long Beach	Long Beach		Captains	Captains								Sollys	Beach Road	Beach Road				Sollys	Captains
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2		2	2								2	2	2				2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Guibeleco Spain	Vanthrax France	Cabo Lastres Spain	Belharra France	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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