Silwerstroom surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 Aug 2025 SAST
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Silwerstroom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Silwerstroom sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Silwerstroom today?

The current surf forecast for Silwerstroom at 9AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s

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

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Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.5
SW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)181817161616181616151514141413131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3405496407098271069183329282821337528132561219118621642145612891012827675615547563817
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
1.09
11:59PM
1.20
12:51PM
1.20
1:08AM
1.28
1:44PM
1.33
1:58AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
0.48
5:46PM
0.54
6:36AM
0.40
7:04PM
0.43
7:33AM
0.29
7:57PM
0.31
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
Sunrise-7:22-------7:20-------7:20------
Sunset----6:19-------6:20-------6:20---
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Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C141416171615151414141517161515141414161716151414
Feels °C (?)131315151514141313131416161515141313141313131313
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Silwerstroom (light winds from the ENE at Robben Island 37 km from Silwerstroom). 0.6m 7s swell from the W with a 0.6m 13s groundswell from the SW and a 0.5m 18s long period groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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37 km away, 1 h 59 min ago

7 km/h
ENE
0.0
14.6
Air / Water (°C)
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