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Monwabisi Strand Surf Forecast
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Monwabisi Strand surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 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 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Monwabisi Strand today?
The current surf forecast for Monwabisi Strand at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Monwabisi Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 655 | 603 | 599 | 485 | 485 | 412 | 405 | 399 | 385 | 319 | 307 | 256 | 256 | 234 | 313 | 372 | 521 | 477 | 1376 | 1546 | 1517 | 1318 | 1090 | 961 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:51PM 1.55 | 5:05AM 1.66 | 5:29PM 1.46 | 5:45AM 1.53 | 6:13PM 1.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45AM -0.03 | 10:52PM 0.08 | 11:22AM 0.06 | 11:30PM 0.18 | 12:04PM 0.19 | 12:14AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
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