Misty Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.19° S 18.37° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Misty Cliffs sea temperature is

13.8°C

Misty Cliffs 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 Misty Cliffs today (17 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Misty Cliffs at 10AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (17 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).
	Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 7	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1468	1404	1381	1272	1272	1092	929	836	851	770	770	662	1021	1037	946	917	811	785	772	526	448	1048	1403	1770
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:22AM1.13m				6:35PM1.13m				7:07AM1.01m				7:27PM1.00m					8:44AM0.91m				9:34PM0.93m
Low Tide	00:14AM0.41m				12:19PM0.50m				00:52AM0.53m				1:01PM0.63m					2:01AM0.64m				2:52PM0.73m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	14	17	17	14	13	13	13	12	15	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	7	7	5	5	6	6	5	9	11	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1468	1404	1381	1272	1272	1092	929	836	851	770	770	662	1021	1037	946	917	811	785	772	448	448	1048	1403	1770
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 20	WSW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—
kJ	365	243	180	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	231	15	31	49	31	127	127	—	350	350	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	437	361	350	340	293	418	391	363	328	297	331	363	386	480	526	498	466	513	498	526	396	480	480	411
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	45	45	209	209	879	407	100	45	36	30	30	36	36	44	30	19	19	19	11	8	11	30	30	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)						Beach Road	Van Riebeek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Off The Wall	Off The Wall	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Noordhoek	Kamer Van	Sollys	Captains	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2						3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pastures West Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	4	5	5	9	8	5	4

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