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Monwabisi Strand Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Monwabisi Strand surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monwabisi Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Monwabisi Strand sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Monwabisi Strand today?
The current surf forecast for Monwabisi Strand at 2AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Monwabisi Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
1396 | 1703 | 1633 | 1369 | 1242 | 1128 | 1164 | 1331 | 1197 | 2459 | 2208 | 2046 | 466 | 388 | 315 | 246 | 240 | 202 | 176 | 240 | 362 | 375 | 574 | 560 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.27m | 5:22AM1.26m | 5:55PM1.20m | 6:00AM1.17m | 6:42PM1.13m | 6:49AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.42m | 11:37AM0.37m | 11:54PM0.50m | 12:17PM0.44m | 00:44AM0.58m | 1:09PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 1396 | 1703 | 1633 | 1369 | 1242 | 1128 | 134 | 132 | 121 | 997 | 793 | 603 | 466 | 388 | 315 | 128 | 203 | 202 | 176 | 240 | 190 | 169 | 574 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SE 14 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 105 | 113 | 88 | 90 | 106 | 66 | 30 | 30 | 87 | 109 | 84 | 82 | 53 | 134 | 102 | 113 | 193 | 134 | 128 | 362 | 375 | 118 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | S 20 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SE 12 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 79 | 42 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 68 | — | — | 7 | 30 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 18 | 66 | 60 | 108 | 134 | 197 | 162 | 152 | 157 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1164 | 1331 | 1197 | 2459 | 2208 | 2046 | — | — | — | 246 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 172 | 171 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 172 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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