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Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 01 May 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.5° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Extensions today?
The current surf forecast for Extensions at 7AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Extensions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 1063 | 2041 | 2838 | 3580 | 3836 | 3771 | 3572 | 3114 | 2654 | 2777 | 2401 | 2174 | 2090 | 2091 | 2056 | 2023 | 1868 | 1768 | 1261 | 1452 | 1208 | 1008 | 899 | 894 | 882 | 819 | 617 | 524 | 457 | 411 | 485 | 577 | 631 | 754 | 841 | 862 | 812 | 862 | 848 | 914 | 893 | 821 | 889 | 780 | 711 | 480 | 451 | 1285 | 1341 | 1319 | 814 | 1210 | 2080 | 1637 | 4116 | 4014 | 3851 | 3427 | 3083 | 2866 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | 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) | 5:26AM 1.45 | 5:59PM 1.34 | 6:17AM 1.29 | 6:57PM 1.23 | 7:20AM 1.13 | 8:12PM 1.14 | 8:48AM 1.03 | 9:47PM 1.12 | 10:29AM 1.01 | 11:08PM 1.17 | 11:44AM 1.06 | 12:03AM 1.24 | 12:34PM 1.14 | 12:44AM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:16PM 0.20 | 11:45AM 0.19 | 12:08AM 0.33 | 12:36PM 0.33 | 1:12AM 0.46 | 1:42PM 0.46 | 2:42AM 0.56 | 3:10PM 0.54 | 4:28AM 0.56 | 4:41PM 0.54 | 5:45AM 0.49 | 5:47PM 0.49 | 6:35AM 0.41 | 6:34PM 0.43 | 7:11AM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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