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Sections surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sections today?
The current surf forecast for Sections at 4PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sections. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 1640 | 1739 | 2007 | 1874 | 1721 | 1880 | 2235 | 3466 | 2919 | 2728 | 2359 | 2230 | 2594 | 2748 | 2204 | 3069 | 2489 | 3307 | 3133 | 2715 | 2300 | 2213 | 2212 | 1696 | 1546 | 1355 | 1428 | 2025 | 4307 | 4362 | 4884 | 5919 | 5148 | 6061 | 6164 | 6069 | 6935 | 13008 | 7253 | 6085 | 5971 | 6303 | 5906 | 5295 | 4659 | 4452 | 4721 | 4611 | 4425 | 4177 | 3832 | 4917 | 4041 | 4023 | 3697 | 3612 | 3273 | 2986 | 2665 | 2161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:49PM 1.28 | 8:11AM 1.06 | 8:38PM 1.21 | 9:13AM 1.01 | 9:36PM 1.16 | 10:25AM 0.99 | 10:40PM 1.14 | 11:36AM 1.02 | 11:43PM 1.15 | 12:36PM 1.07 | 12:39AM 1.19 | 1:25PM 1.14 | 1:27AM 1.25 | 2:07PM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:21PM 0.41 | 2:16AM 0.47 | 2:08PM 0.49 | 3:14AM 0.51 | 3:05PM 0.56 | 4:20AM 0.52 | 4:16PM 0.60 | 5:27AM 0.50 | 5:31PM 0.60 | 6:25AM 0.46 | 6:35PM 0.55 | 7:14AM 0.39 | 7:26PM 0.49 | 7:56AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
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