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Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 07 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
21.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Extensions today?

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (07 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (07 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
2.3
SSW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111111111010101010101010101091010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)303338332476453453391384330328251396543517939428258240299296321288125125
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		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
/ height (m)
6:26AM
1.39
6:42PM
1.18
6:59AM
1.27
7:19PM
1.07
7:38AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.28
12:43PM
0.35
12:38AM
0.40
1:18PM
0.45
1:11AM
0.52
2:04PM
0.56
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------7:46-------7:45-------7:45-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020202020202020202020202121212120202020202121
Feels °C (?)171819191918182018171716161514141513131514141515
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