Olifants Bos surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 SAST
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Olifants Bos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Olifants Bos sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Olifants Bos today?

The current surf forecast for Olifants Bos at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121111111110111111111112101212111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224183180205194180194194194224220314170355293273268268303338332326406357
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.47
5:23AM
1.59
5:37PM
1.39
5:55AM
1.50
6:09PM
1.29
6:26AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
0.08
11:39AM
0.15
11:39PM
0.17
12:11PM
0.24
12:09AM
0.28
12:43PM
0.35
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:11-------6:11--
Sunset7:50-------7:49-------7:47-------
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-1----------------
Temp. °C212222222121212021212020202020202020202020202020
Feels °C (?)171819201922211919181717171716171617161719201917
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