Surf Forecast Surf Report
Glencairn surf break

Glencairn surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 05 Jun 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Glencairn sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Glencairn today?

The current surf forecast for Glencairn at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
0.2
S
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.7
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)111110101010101010109910109899111011111111111511141212121413131212121111111110101010101010101011121212111117161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5955553853123262922232231131631308761601012073285511610201268133114891539160612621170280522181760163830173032239317951072106372668868355141836030825925020012192100114108112140133119143163206196
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
NNE
5
WSW
5
N
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
1.20
11:38AM
1.06
11:46PM
1.23
12:27PM
1.11
12:30AM
1.27
1:08PM
1.17
1:10AM
1.30
1:46PM
1.23
1:48AM
1.34
2:21PM
1.28
2:25AM
1.37
2:56PM
1.32
3:01AM
1.38
3:32PM
1.34
3:36AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
0.46
5:33PM
0.53
6:23AM
0.41
6:23PM
0.49
7:03AM
0.35
7:06PM
0.45
7:39AM
0.30
7:45PM
0.41
8:13AM
0.25
8:22PM
0.37
8:47AM
0.22
8:58PM
0.34
9:21AM
0.20
9:33PM
0.32
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise---7:45-------7:45-------7:46-------7:46-------7:47-------7:47-------7:48-------7:48
Sunset------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415151617171616141312131515151515151517161514141313131314141414131313141415151413131313151515131312131414151414141415
Feels °C (?)10111313141415151512987999999111198899988111111988899999988810910101110101212131313121312
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