Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 04 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Extensions today?

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
6
7
0
0
0
5
6
6
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111010811111315161616161514141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3894252882123581528225341696687106721161910966973279147008724175067114594849544418369135301869
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
1.42
4:42AM
1.47
5:02PM
1.35
5:10AM
1.37
5:32PM
1.26
5:39AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.11
10:35PM
0.21
10:56AM
0.19
11:02PM
0.29
11:23AM
0.28
11:30PM
0.39
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01
Sunset--6:37-------6:36-------6:35-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191919191918181818181818181818181818181817161615
Feels °C (?)171616181913131515151312131314131412121110887
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