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Sections surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Sections today?
The current surf forecast for Sections at 12AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sections. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | |
1574 | 1361 | 1302 | 1420 | 1455 | 1455 | 1332 | 1175 | 1943 | 2274 | 2021 | 1613 | 1232 | 1633 | 1456 | 1275 | 1082 | 833 | 602 | 495 | 363 | 304 | 443 | 347 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.32m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:56PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:56PM0.50m | 12:18PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 1574 | 1361 | 1302 | 1420 | 1455 | 1455 | 1332 | 1175 | 1943 | 2274 | 2021 | 1613 | 1232 | 1109 | 239 | 362 | 318 | 257 | 299 | 295 | 209 | 125 | 443 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 186 | 133 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 933 | 843 | 705 | 559 | 497 | 422 | 349 | 309 | 133 | 86 | 83 | 31 | 68 | 127 | 193 | 75 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | NW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | SW 22 | SE 15 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 80 | 80 | 129 | 264 | 206 | 229 | 309 | — | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 44 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1633 | 1456 | 1275 | 1082 | 833 | 602 | 495 | 363 | 304 | 156 | 235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1031 | 149 | 895 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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