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Kalk Bay Reef surf break

Kalk Bay Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 SAST
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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
14.4° C
 (Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kalk Bay Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Kalk Bay Reef at 4AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (20 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)8ft (2.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Kalk Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)161515161615141515151414141313131312121212777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10781033176118801856164716022457242525252155203714291179976946772724700570503578796724
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
1.38
3:05PM
1.44
3:31AM
1.38
3:36PM
1.42
4:03AM
1.36
4:08PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.15
9:02AM
0.27
9:22PM
0.16
9:33AM
0.28
9:52PM
0.18
10:04AM
0.31
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---5:31-------5:31-------5:30----
Sunset------7:31-------7:32-------7:34-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616171919191818181818191919181817171822212019
Feels °C (?)121111121413131312131413131212111212131418161312
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