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Sunset Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 09 May 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
 (Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

Hourly12 Days
Cape Town Surf
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
1
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.5
W
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)13121212810111213131212131212121213131212121212121212121212131415151414141414141313131312121212121212121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)953742531452948238939676493796260305403506938014227292822871750159912971125824713593570146316451799183019342185249736444284433439123665328930602725241521682002175015581281585575505480531580570570522503448433337350445
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
0
NNW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
N
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		offglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		onglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
1.65
2:23PM
1.56
2:27AM
1.68
2:52PM
1.60
2:55AM
1.69
3:22PM
1.61
3:23AM
1.68
3:51PM
1.61
3:51AM
1.66
4:21PM
1.59
4:21AM
1.62
4:54PM
1.56
4:55AM
1.56
5:30PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
0.57
8:15AM
0.45
8:18PM
0.54
8:42AM
0.41
8:46PM
0.52
9:09AM
0.39
9:14PM
0.52
9:36AM
0.39
9:44PM
0.54
10:05AM
0.41
10:14PM
0.57
10:35AM
0.44
10:48PM
0.61
11:09AM
0.49
11:28PM
0.66
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-----7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31------
Sunset5:58-------5:57-------5:55-------5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52---
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Rain (mm)
----32111342------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C161614151517161716151514131315161515141413131415151515151516192322212021212223262523232423232526222020201920232521212121
Feels °C (?)12129891191011111313121113131313141312111413141314141314172019181718181920232119202119202223201918181617202218191920
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