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Olifants Bos Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Olifants Bos surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.3° C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Olifants Bos today?
The current surf forecast for Olifants Bos at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Olifants Bos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 743 | 648 | 626 | 553 | 512 | 512 | 594 | 793 | 920 | 952 | 2549 | 2598 | 2460 | 2191 | 1945 | 1774 | 1515 | 1471 | 1245 | 1226 | 1100 | 980 | 919 | 816 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30PM 1.44 | 5:45AM 1.51 | 6:14PM 1.32 | 6:32AM 1.35 | 7:08PM 1.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:23AM 0.05 | 11:31PM 0.17 | 12:04PM 0.18 | 12:15AM 0.31 | 12:54PM 0.33 | 1:12AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wed 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
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