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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 7 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kalk Bay Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kalk Bay Reef sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kalk Bay Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Kalk Bay Reef at 1PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kalk Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 420 | 338 | 344 | 413 | 504 | 701 | 988 | 1308 | 1374 | 1255 | 1238 | 1091 | 852 | 839 | 852 | 778 | 919 | 846 | 834 | 732 | 710 | 677 | 590 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:00AM 1.03 | 8:07PM 0.97 | 8:36AM 0.95 | 10:20PM 0.98 | 10:47AM 0.98 | 11:41PM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:25PM 0.59 | 2:08AM 0.70 | 3:22PM 0.63 | 4:48AM 0.68 | 5:15PM 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
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