Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Extensions today?

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 5PM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Apr)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (05 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
0
0
0
6
6
6
6
5
5
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2
S
2.5
S
2.3
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)151616161615141414141413131314131314141313131213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)695910539114741096697327808727673427611656857054865420633141553207117391682146212288511037702852
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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)
5:02PM
1.35
5:10AM
1.37
5:32PM
1.26
5:39AM
1.26
6:04PM
1.15
6:13AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.19
11:02PM
0.29
11:23AM
0.28
11:30PM
0.39
11:52AM
0.38
12:01AM
0.50
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03
Sunset--6:36-------6:35-------6:32-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818181717181718181817171616151618181817171718
Feels °C (?)151413121213131414131311109991111101011121315
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