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Muizenberg surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 SAST
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Today's Muizenberg sea temperature is
18.2° C
 (Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Muizenberg today?

The current surf forecast for Muizenberg at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121313121212121212131313131313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7608517607248468337231095122512851325134613461269124912491147114711471094981966791689
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
1.07
9:35AM
1.23
10:43PM
1.05
11:12AM
1.22
12:17AM
1.13
12:36PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
0.41
2:56AM
0.51
4:22PM
0.45
4:42AM
0.54
5:59PM
0.40
6:22AM
0.47
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset7:54-------7:54-------7:53-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232120202020212121201919181919201919181817182223
Feels °C (?)222121212221211919181717151616161414131413142020
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