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Sollys surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sollys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sollys sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sollys today?
The current surf forecast for Sollys at 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sollys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
1788 | 2168 | 1950 | 1606 | 1342 | 1188 | 1939 | 1275 | 1020 | 867 | 653 | 495 | 412 | 1006 | 443 | 347 | 368 | 414 | 413 | 596 | 1056 | 1261 | 1772 | 1899 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.52m | 5:23AM1.49m | 5:59PM1.46m | 6:01AM1.40m | 6:44PM1.40m | 6:50AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.66m | 11:35AM0.57m | 11:56PM0.74m | 12:14PM0.65m | 00:49AM0.80m | 1:06PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 1788 | 2168 | 1950 | 1606 | 1342 | 1188 | 1069 | 476 | 318 | 253 | 357 | 295 | 206 | 355 | 443 | 347 | 368 | 414 | 408 | 408 | 1056 | 1261 | 1772 | 1899 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 21 | SW 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 889 | 693 | 559 | 497 | 355 | 301 | 243 | 101 | 88 | 83 | 31 | 68 | 127 | 223 | 44 | 22 | 149 | 248 | 413 | 596 | 378 | 230 | 177 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 20 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 80 | 129 | 264 | 261 | 229 | 309 | 372 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 119 | 3 | 78 | 51 | 27 | 81 | 66 | 44 | 378 | 39 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1939 | 1275 | 1020 | 867 | 653 | 495 | 412 | 1006 | 290 | 277 | 270 | 235 | 197 | 165 | 226 | — | — | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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