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Kalk Bay Reef Surf Forecast
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Kalk Bay Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Kalk Bay Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Kalk Bay Reef at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kalk Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 327 | 266 | 254 | 169 | 151 | 252 | 312 | 413 | 430 | 585 | 589 | 719 | 1903 | 2145 | 2344 | 2601 | 2214 | 2024 | 1708 | 1361 | 1217 | 1082 | 885 | 756 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:44AM 1.04 | 10:21PM 1.15 | 11:34AM 1.07 | 12:00AM 1.18 | 12:52PM 1.18 | 1:09AM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:48PM 0.57 | 5:12AM 0.47 | 5:46PM 0.54 | 6:37AM 0.39 | 7:04PM 0.43 | 7:33AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Kalk Bay Reef (calm at Meadowridge wx 11 km from Kalk Bay Reef). 0.9m 11s groundswell from the SSE with a 0.4m 15s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 h 4 min ago
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