Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Extensions today?

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)--
Afternoon (17 Nov)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (17 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121211111111111010181616151514141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1092960805666497360303263229191151155246314643788757736518495488480480653
Wind
(km/h)
60
SE
55
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
50
SE
60
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
1.27
1:32PM
1.41
2:01AM
1.32
2:03PM
1.43
2:31AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.25
7:28AM
0.35
7:56PM
0.20
8:01AM
0.31
8:25PM
0.17
8:32AM
0.28
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:31-------5:31--
Sunset7:28-------7:29-------7:30-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716151515191818181717161717181818171716161718
Feels °C (?)6655671298999911101111121010991011
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