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Platboom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Platboom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Platboom sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Platboom today?
The current surf forecast for Platboom at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Platboom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 72 | 73 | 73 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 123 | 188 | 170 | 125 | 103 | 100 | 123 | 692 | 1382 | 1668 | 2654 | 2101 | 2427 | 3373 | 3569 | 3341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:51AM 1.19 | 9:24PM 1.06 | 10:02AM 1.25 | 10:44PM 1.11 | 11:06AM 1.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:09AM 0.48 | 3:19PM 0.52 | 3:26AM 0.48 | 4:37PM 0.43 | 4:40AM 0.45 | 5:40PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
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