Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Extensions today?

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1.5
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111010811111315161616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7366036034264794313894082882122911350209835666779108071132710681946479147105696976117326
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.47
4:14AM
1.55
4:34PM
1.42
4:42AM
1.47
5:02PM
1.35
5:10AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.15
10:30AM
0.11
10:35PM
0.21
10:56AM
0.19
11:02PM
0.29
11:23AM
0.28
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----7:00-------7:01-------7:01--
Sunset6:38-------6:37-------6:36-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020191919191919191918181818181818181818181718
Feels °C (?)202021201918171617181813141415141312121413131312
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