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Kakapo Surf Forecast
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Kakapo surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Kakapo today?
The current surf forecast for Kakapo at 1PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kakapo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 9952 | 7772 | 6161 | 5135 | 4511 | 4018 | 4074 | 4150 | 4235 | 4136 | 3619 | 3249 | 2943 | 2469 | 2204 | 1828 | 1638 | 1121 | 1319 | 986 | 1096 | 1056 | 992 | 968 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:42AM 1.10 | 12:10AM 1.14 | 12:48PM 1.23 | 1:07AM 1.25 | 1:32PM 1.36 | 1:48AM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:18AM 0.51 | 6:04PM 0.52 | 6:34AM 0.41 | 7:06PM 0.39 | 7:21AM 0.30 | 7:48PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Kakapo (light winds from the SSW at Shoebury Heights wx 14 km from Kakapo). A 4.2m groundswell from the SW is too big for here
1 h 1 min ago
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