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Strand (Pipe) Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Strand (Pipe) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Strand (Pipe) sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Strand (Pipe) today?
The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Strand (Pipe). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 8 | SW 8 | |
1144 | 971 | 835 | 574 | 472 | 333 | 266 | 198 | 191 | 146 | 105 | 111 | 84 | 99 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 153 | 250 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.15m | 9:22AM1.07m | 10:21PM1.17m | 11:04AM1.09m | 11:38PM1.26m | 12:12PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.47m | 3:11AM0.55m | 3:48PM0.51m | 4:59AM0.51m | 5:16PM0.48m | 6:11AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 |
19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | NNE 4 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 1144 | 971 | 835 | 574 | 472 | 333 | 266 | 198 | 191 | 146 | 105 | 111 | 84 | 99 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 49 | 47 | 24 | 3 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 71 | 60 | 119 | 74 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 92 | 4 | 28 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | W 8 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 196 | 163 | 163 | 116 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 153 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 144 | 25 |
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