Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 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
16.5° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Extensions today?

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 2PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)111113131313131313131514141313131212121212121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140134116116114114114114113111142226232362382364397390384414319314309597
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
10
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.41
6:05AM
1.53
6:29PM
1.30
6:48AM
1.40
7:19PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
0.10
11:47PM
0.16
12:24PM
0.19
12:27AM
0.28
1:11PM
0.32
1:17AM
0.42
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:24-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----7:32-------7:31-------7:30---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122232224232220192121202020191919202020202020
Feels °C (?)181921212021212420182019182122181919201919192020
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