Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Extensions today?

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111111111111101010101010109989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1044885830692680595585451435346291226558538609665652585450399332263158180
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
W
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
1.18
7:35AM
1.18
8:34PM
1.06
9:21AM
1.06
10:41PM
1.06
11:24AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.46
2:06PM
0.48
2:51AM
0.58
4:06PM
0.54
5:12AM
0.56
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset6:52-------6:51-------6:50-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202420181919192020191918181818191919181818181920
Feels °C (?)192417151616151818171816171718181920181819171817
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