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Sections surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sections surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sections sea temperature is
16.4° C
 (Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sections today?

The current surf forecast for Sections at 11AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (20 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5 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
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131310101010121212121212121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201321731508170899957749111581293124712111294904864769756671539521455455455521594
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
1.58
4:28AM
1.71
4:52PM
1.53
5:05AM
1.64
5:30PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
-0.05
10:16PM
0.02
10:45AM
-0.03
10:52PM
0.08
11:23AM
0.06
11:31PM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:48-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:58-------6:57-------6:54---
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C181919191918181818181920191818171717192019181818
Feels °C (?)171816161515151514141516141214131414161614131313
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