Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 06 Mar 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Extensions today?

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 2AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
2.3
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)11108101111111111111112121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40610821141228435133928203519493232260423752224195217511562145011771022864734722680669550
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
40
W
40
SW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.43
5:16AM
1.51
5:32PM
1.34
5:43AM
1.40
6:00PM
1.24
6:11AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.17
11:30AM
0.19
11:31PM
0.27
11:57AM
0.29
11:57PM
0.38
12:25PM
0.41
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset7:16-------7:15-------7:14-------
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C202018171616161616161616151517212120181717172125
Feels °C (?)1514118999876665510131110101011111618
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