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Platboom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 03 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Platboom today?
The current surf forecast for Platboom at 8AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Platboom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2221 | 1830 | 1610 | 1347 | 1182 | 929 | 781 | 648 | 563 | 512 | 439 | 431 | 408 | 361 | 347 | 340 | 229 | 653 | 637 | 572 | 460 | 966 | 480 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:21AM 1.16 | 12:49PM 1.30 | 1:04AM 1.31 | 1:24PM 1.47 | 1:43AM 1.44 | 1:59PM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:36AM 0.38 | 7:04PM 0.33 | 7:13AM 0.24 | 7:41PM 0.17 | 7:48AM 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Platboom (calm at Meadowridge wx 34 km from Platboom). A 2.4m groundswell from the SW
34 km away, 1 h 33 min ago
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