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Sandy Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 SAST
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Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
 (Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 9km away, Clifton 4th beach webcam Live Stream, Cape Town

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
S
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111110121212121111141413131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113416052174227518481413128112071308830713550446372275425569642689558540528503486
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
1.20
7:18AM
1.34
7:38PM
1.10
8:04AM
1.24
8:35PM
1.01
9:00AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:53AM
0.34
1:43PM
0.42
1:35AM
0.45
2:37PM
0.50
2:26AM
0.56
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----5:45-------5:45-------5:46--
Sunset-8:00-------8:00-------8:00------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020191919202020191918181824272523212019212526
Feels °C (?)211919171614151413121312131522232018171818212526
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