I and Js surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 SAST
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I and Js surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's I and Js sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at I and Js today?

The current surf forecast for I and Js at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

Table - waves today at I and Js. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111111111112121212121010111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)309133333041277023912197201316431230807621610797898789895800800350370320256183151
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
1.23
1:07AM
1.25
1:32PM
1.36
1:48AM
1.34
2:06PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.41
7:06PM
0.39
7:21AM
0.30
7:48PM
0.27
7:57AM
0.21
8:22PM
0.18
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise-6:43-------6:41-------6:41------
Sunset----6:38-------6:38-------6:39---
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313131313131313141414141413131313141718181717
Feels °C (?)910109910101010111110986899111415151516
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 2 km away suggest it is still onshore at I and Js (light winds from the SSW at Slangkop). 3.2m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.7m 11s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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13 km/h
SSW
Onshore
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