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Stompneus surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Stompneus surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Stompneus sea temperature is
16.8° C
 (Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Stompneus today?

The current surf forecast for Stompneus at 9PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.3
S
2.1
WSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111111299999991414991212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14381302107410011371190520081872225313171154160218921392950707498340419493600642494486
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
35
SSW
45
S
45
S
35
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
W
20
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
1.26
7:21AM
1.40
7:44PM
1.16
8:07AM
1.30
8:42PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
0.34
12:55AM
0.37
1:44PM
0.43
1:38AM
0.49
2:39PM
0.52
2:31AM
0.60
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset--7:59-------7:59-------7:59-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181921211918171822232219201918222427282524222119
Feels °C (?)161720211816151519171512151414202223232222202120
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