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Sandy Bay Surf Forecast
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Sandy Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3066 | 2466 | 2196 | 1978 | 2078 | 2149 | 2335 | 2335 | 2190 | 1943 | 1686 | 1562 | 1452 | 1375 | 889 | 1333 | 1664 | 1554 | 1470 | 1495 | 1553 | 1229 | 1169 | 1209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:10PM 1.78 | 3:36AM 1.62 | 3:48PM 1.77 | 4:15AM 1.58 | 4:28PM 1.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:59AM -0.01 | 9:29PM -0.12 | 9:37AM -0.01 | 10:07PM -0.10 | 10:16AM 0.04 | 10:47PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Sandy Bay (calm at Meadowridge wx 11 km from Sandy Bay). A 2.7m groundswell from the SW
1 h 34 min ago
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