Extensions 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Extensions sea temperature is

17.2°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 (29 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 11PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (29 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (29 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thu 29			Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 11	SW 13	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1830	1597	1256	967	864	769	409	1223	876	1033	1000	953	843	828	718	716	576	651	1133
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		5:08PM1.48m				5:41AM1.37m				5:59PM1.34m				6:40AM1.26m				7:05PM1.19m
Low Tide				11:27PM0.16m				11:47AM0.30m				00:19AM0.29m				12:52PM0.42m


	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	14	13	10	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	14	13	14	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 11	SW 13	SW 14
kJ	1830	1597	1256	967	864	769	409	1223	876	1033	1000	953	843	828	718	716	576	651	1133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	SW 16	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WSW 15	WSW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 14	W 11	W 12
kJ	6	67	6	6	6	152	331	190	149	117	85	82	79	75	71	67	268	441	416
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	ESE 11	W 12	—	NW 12	WSW 15	NW 12	NW 12	ESE 10	—	NW 11	NW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	W 11
kJ	6	6	12	3	—	6	275	6	6	52	—	5	5	9	9	8	67	38	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6
kJ	47	28	59	95	80	80	56	44	46	49	54	49	56	42	25	43	66	123	121
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Groenvlei Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	398	87	37	37	37	37	187	337	337	61	37	33	33	33	400	337	337	271	61
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town				Captains	Captains	Captains					Captains	Captains	Captains	Strand (Pipe)
Rating (10 max)				3	3	3					3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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