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Misty Cliffs Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Misty Cliffs surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Misty Cliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Misty Cliffs sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Misty Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Misty Cliffs at 2PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Misty Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | |
2328 | 1992 | 2028 | 1872 | 1671 | 1444 | 1543 | 1543 | 1671 | 1613 | 1699 | 1396 | 1983 | 2375 | 2377 | 2071 | 1613 | 1466 | 1742 | 1723 | 1675 | 1333 | 589 | 892 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.32m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:56PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 |
10 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 10 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 2328 | 212 | 147 | 195 | 1671 | 1444 | 1543 | 1543 | 1671 | 1613 | 1699 | 1365 | 1983 | 2375 | 2377 | 2071 | 1613 | 349 | 290 | 469 | 318 | 304 | 500 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 272 | 7 | 62 | 7 | 189 | 186 | 130 | 93 | 123 | 123 | 773 | 1396 | 897 | 718 | 671 | 497 | 429 | 418 | 412 | 167 | 115 | 68 | 357 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 211 | 310 | 261 | 322 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 32 | 50 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | 1992 | 2028 | 1872 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 8 | — | 1466 | 1742 | 1723 | 1675 | 1333 | 589 | 892 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 43 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 893 | 207 | 207 | 209 | 43 | 11 |
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