Extensions 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Extensions sea temperature is

15.7° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 7AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, near gales from the ESE by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1835	1578	1351	1213	1160	897	913	605	1180	2032	3528	5006	4541	5336	4777	4032	3375	2919	2742	2667	2350	2284	1914	1615
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SE	SE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	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	off	off	off
High Tide	1:14AM1.17m				1:54PM1.18m				1:57AM1.25m					2:30PM1.27m				2:33AM1.32m				3:03PM1.35m
Low Tide			7:44AM0.39m				7:59PM0.46m					8:21AM0.31m				8:36PM0.38m				8:53AM0.23m				9:09PM0.31m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	10	12	12	14	12	13	11	10	10	11	10	8	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1835	1578	1351	1213	1160	897	913	605	1180	2032	3528	5006	4541	5336	4777	4032	3375	2919	2742	2667	2350	2284	1914	1615
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 20	—	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	223	372	377	367	556	412	572	477	158	190	—	1172	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SSW 16	SW 17	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	10	10	10	21	10	4	232	298	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	—	—	SSE 5	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	14	15	9	—	—	—	—	21	—	—	—	75	414	369	553	691	773	708	610	572	572	555	508	346
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	12	12	0	0	25	26	26	26	26	12	12	37	226	226	281	224	42	42	42	37	48	37	37	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Beach Road	Captains	Long Beach	Captains	The Hoek	The Hoek	Kamer Van					Big Bay	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4					5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hell West Coast	Hell West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5

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