I and Js surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 01 Jul 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at I and Js today?

The current surf forecast for I and Js at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
WSW
3.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
4
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)141412121211111112141313121212121215141414141313131313121210121212141414151514141413131313121313131312121213141516161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1644175921012116228218741953220526073513314027792544250625963026271337785012290629832678260521861883173915611399179546685054449348726382714278888402732772411086587299374964694709046802473306485592152684663467844665022532053494960440937132998
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
20
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
0
ESE
15
SW
40
SW
35
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
20
W
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
55
NW
45
W
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
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
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglassonononononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
1.28
8:11AM
1.06
8:38PM
1.21
9:13AM
1.01
9:36PM
1.16
10:25AM
0.99
10:40PM
1.14
11:36AM
1.02
11:43PM
1.15
12:36PM
1.07
12:39AM
1.19
1:25PM
1.14
1:28AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
0.40
2:16AM
0.47
2:07PM
0.49
3:14AM
0.51
3:04PM
0.56
4:19AM
0.52
4:15PM
0.60
5:26AM
0.50
5:30PM
0.60
6:25AM
0.46
6:34PM
0.55
7:14AM
0.40
7:25PM
0.49
7:57AM
0.33
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Sunrise-7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52--
Sunset----5:46-------5:47-------5:47-------5:49-------5:49-------5:50-------5:50-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314151615151514141414141415151413131414141515151414141413131414141413131414141112121212121212121111121212131212111112
Feels °C (?)8891011101213121414131211101112121312771111107544491110996665323233346789988988768
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