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Platboom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 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
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Platboom today?
The current surf forecast for Platboom at 8AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 905 | 1127 | 1092 | 1077 | 1094 | 2550 | 2647 | 2987 | 2946 | 3512 | 3861 | 5621 | 5688 | 5307 | 10395 | 9780 | 8603 | 7626 | 6292 | 5359 | 4591 | 4100 | 3499 | 3087 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
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Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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