Extensions 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Extensions sea temperature is

17.5°C

Extensions surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Extensions today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning).
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1545	1450	925	760	1449	1316	907	622	488	382	375	332	292	286	893	1196	1291	1253	1288	1094	1134
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			8:35PM1.09m				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m					11:37PM1.15m
Low Tide	2:24PM0.51m				2:57AM0.48m				4:12PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:33PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	7:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	16	17	18	17	17	17	18	18
Feels °C	13	10	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	13	16	16	15	14	14	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 11	SE 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1545	1450	925	760	58	6	907	622	488	382	375	332	292	240	893	1196	1291	1253	1288	1094	1134
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SE 13	W 18	SE 12	W 18	W 18	W 16	SW 17	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	WNW 15
kJ	60	38	37	37	7	6	6	6	6	5	12	47	110	286	10	10	10	9	8	8	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 14	—	SE 13	—	ESE 9	W 18	W 18	—	—	S 15	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	—	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	W 15	SE 10
kJ	—	4	—	7	—	8	6	6	—	—	4	10	10	10	—	10	10	9	9	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 4	S 5	S 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	21	124	185	1449	1316	50	103	173	204	236	232	221	161	82	49	57	53	60	31	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Extensions Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	2	4	2	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	337	87	61	61	37	48	337	417	454	87	37	30	26	0	0	12	12	12	12	12	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town						Sollys					Sollys	Captains	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	The Hoek	Noordhoek	Olifants Bos	Captains	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Sunset
Rating (10 max)						4					3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Noordhoek Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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