Milnerton surf break

Milnerton surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Oct 2025 SAST
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Milnerton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Milnerton sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Milnerton today?

The current surf forecast for Milnerton at 6PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131312121212171615141413131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)203219491220102980265366365354651151151158092917851624151412471120882813661765483
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
1.76
3:02AM
1.66
3:08PM
1.77
3:29AM
1.67
3:34PM
1.75
3:55AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.44
8:56PM
0.35
8:58AM
0.43
9:20PM
0.35
9:23AM
0.44
9:44PM
0.36
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:56-------5:54
Sunset--7:02-------7:02-------7:04-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222321211715141622262420191717222425231716161617
Feels °C (?)201917191413111319232118171516212223221616161718
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Milnerton (light winds from the SW at Plattekloof Glen wx 8 km from Milnerton). 1.6m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 1.6m 8s swell from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 54 min ago

13 km/h
SW
Cross-Shore
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