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Sandy Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 17 May 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
 (Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Hourly12 Days
Cape Town Surf
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.6
W
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
3
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)11111111101111101010109999910999881010101111121212121212121314141414141313131313131316151414131313131212151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)419419328234155149108133121113116108139421540669708575461390427118822602424271437904355618656095219430637763685350538584435483245994599424339753420307527952641238622884562376632122939224318741723145212691721272227582869
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
40
N
40
NW
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
W
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
NNE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
1.21
6:19AM
1.17
7:08PM
1.17
7:21AM
1.11
8:17PM
1.17
8:42AM
1.08
9:32PM
1.22
10:07AM
1.11
10:40PM
1.31
11:19AM
1.18
11:39PM
1.41
12:19PM
1.28
12:31AM
1.51
1:11PM
1.38
1:21AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.49
12:38PM
0.40
1:15AM
0.53
1:39PM
0.45
2:36AM
0.54
2:54PM
0.47
4:01AM
0.47
4:11PM
0.44
5:12AM
0.36
5:18PM
0.38
6:10AM
0.23
6:17PM
0.30
7:01AM
0.11
7:09PM
0.22
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
Sunrise-----7:33-------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37------
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------5:50-------5:49-------5:49-------5:47---
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Rain (mm)
--------------------1384121---11----------------------------
Temp. °C222323191919201918181716161517171716151515161213141313141516161615151515151516171716161616161720181820171716171817161616
Feels °C (?)2022211616161717161715141312131314131110996455581013141512121213131416161514141413131518151518141513151615141414
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