Extensions surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Extensions today?

The current surf forecast for Extensions at 8PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (13 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

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Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
1.7
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131616151514141414131313131312121212111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178315064288465042954139366530172534203617831435124910601155136916851551158524254182588567977149
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
WNW
45
W
35
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
1.28
7:52AM
1.09
8:28PM
1.12
9:45AM
1.02
10:34PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
0.38
1:35AM
0.42
1:58PM
0.53
3:13AM
0.53
4:09PM
0.60
5:18AM
0.52
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:46-------6:45
Sunset--6:35-------6:36-------6:37-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141515151515141414141414141414141515151616151514
Feels °C (?)899101112111113131111121110987787687
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Extensions (calm at Meadowridge wx 34 km from Extensions). A 2.5m groundswell from the SSW

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