Glencairn surf break

Glencairn surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Glencairn sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Glencairn today?

The current surf forecast for Glencairn at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (05 Nov)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sat
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1111111167777777777788888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)357309233228279350315347357382382500574569550392432468326375435452353260
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
55
SE
55
SE
60
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
1.74
3:18AM
1.59
3:30PM
1.71
4:00AM
1.56
4:14PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.05
9:08PM
-0.11
9:20AM
0.04
9:50PM
-0.07
10:04AM
0.08
10:34PM
0.01
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sat
08
Sunrise-5:41-------5:41-------5:39------
Sunset----7:16-------7:17-------7:19---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161618181818171717172020211917161516212423221917
Feels °C (?)1011121010109999131012989811181916161413
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