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Milnerton surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.5° C
(Which is 4.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Milnerton today?
The current surf forecast for Milnerton at 1AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Milnerton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1048 | 960 | 960 | 805 | 1111 | 1025 | 869 | 800 | 855 | 1058 | 1040 | 1022 | 999 | 964 | 947 | 999 | 850 | 1176 | 743 | 629 | 640 | 638 | 638 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:59PM 1.72 | 5:32AM 1.72 | 5:48PM 1.60 | 6:23AM 1.65 | 6:41PM 1.48 | 7:18AM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:13PM 0.38 | 11:45AM 0.53 | 12:00AM 0.48 | 12:43PM 0.61 | 12:52AM 0.59 | 1:49PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 |
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