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Sollys surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Sollys today?
The current surf forecast for Sollys at 7PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sollys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 2012 | 2288 | 2752 | 3823 | 6079 | 7687 | 9167 | 7638 | 5799 | 4941 | 4402 | 3799 | 3642 | 3556 | 3583 | 3516 | 3330 | 2825 | 2512 | 2229 | 1953 | 1754 | 1453 | 1165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:45AM 1.27 | 10:35PM 1.29 | 11:43AM 1.33 | 12:16AM 1.36 | 12:51PM 1.46 | 1:15AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:22PM 0.81 | 5:22AM 0.74 | 6:10PM 0.73 | 6:37AM 0.64 | 7:12PM 0.60 | 7:26AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Sollys (moderate winds from the NNW at Observatory wx 8 km from Sollys). 2.2m 12s groundswell from the WSW with a 1.1m 15s groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
Actual: 34 min ago
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