Kitchen Windows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kitchen Windows sea temperature is

19.7°C

Kitchen Windows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kitchen Windows today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitchen Windows at 11AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

Table - waves today at Kitchen Windows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1100	1065	1031	1094	1076	928	851	794	702	645	533	467	975	1453	1538	1543	1497	1359	1230	1162	1060	890	835	730	587
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNE	ESE	SE	SE	SSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			9:56AM1.19m				10:39PM1.08m					11:32AM1.28m				00:06AM1.16m				12:33PM1.40m				1:01AM1.27m
Low Tide					4:33PM0.61m				4:53AM0.54m					6:06PM0.50m				6:08AM0.45m				7:02PM0.38m


	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	6:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	19	20	20	21	20	19	20	20
Feels °C	15	16	17	16	16	16	17	15	16	17	18	17	17	19	18	16	17	20	19	18	19	18	18	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1100	1065	1031	1094	1076	928	851	794	702	645	533	467	975	1453	1538	1543	1497	1359	1230	1162	1060	890	835	730	587
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	WSW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 7	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 5
kJ	71	71	51	57	54	52	51	51	48	47	160	367	149	46	48	94	146	50	113	106	—	—	—	76	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 5	—	SSW 14	SSW 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	S 6	E 10	E 10	S 6	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	9	11	—	41	72	47	46	45	—	—	25	66	65	17	16	—	—	—	—	74
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	133	192	188	28	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	1	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	198	67	0	0	0	0	0	67	587	198	140	140	2	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3		2	4	4	4	4	4	2			3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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