Extensions 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Extensions sea temperature is

17.5°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1846	1697	1545	1568	864	760	939	1316	840	675	488	382	375	332	254	286	893	1089	1291	1253	1288
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					8:35PM1.09m				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m
Low Tide			2:24PM0.51m				2:57AM0.48m				4:12PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:33PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	13	12	10	9	8	8	9	9	8	7	8	9	8	11	13	16	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13
kJ	1846	1697	1545	1568	864	760	939	6	840	675	488	382	375	332	254	240	893	1089	1291	1253	1288
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 18	SE 12	W 18	W 18	W 16	SW 17	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	102	71	60	38	37	37	58	6	6	6	6	5	12	47	110	286	10	10	10	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	—	E 14	—	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 9	W 18	W 18	—	—	S 15	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	—	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	3	23	—	4	—	7	7	8	6	6	—	—	4	10	10	10	—	10	10	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	—	—	SSE 4	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSW 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5
kJ	4	—	—	37	154	187	86	1316	61	86	138	194	249	287	275	172	98	68	61	44	42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	3	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	26	417	337	87	61	61	61	271	315	417	337	360	37	30	25	0	0	12	12	12	12
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Rating (10 max)	3												3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Noordhoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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