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Sunset surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 19 May 2025 SAST
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Sunset surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset sea temperature is
16.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Sunset today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset at 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.9m)9s

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

Hourly12 Days
Cape Town Surf
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
11 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 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
3
3
3
4
6
6
6
5
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.2
W
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WNW
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
2.5
NW
3
W
3
WSW
4.5
SW
3
SSW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)910799109998889910101112121113121313141414141414141414141414141313141414131313161615151515141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)113115139516600600651575492409313897139117333478189333604853453626333425357538713824455054466054639763975962522849254225363830912644297320982496244823231990188516091475307730623080311629782860267022901979179915981465123511801162
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
25
NW
30
SW
60
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
1.11
8:17PM
1.17
8:42AM
1.08
9:32PM
1.22
10:07AM
1.11
10:40PM
1.31
11:19AM
1.18
11:39PM
1.41
12:19PM
1.28
12:32AM
1.51
1:11PM
1.38
1:21AM
1.59
1:59PM
1.46
2:09AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
0.53
1:39PM
0.44
2:35AM
0.54
2:54PM
0.46
4:01AM
0.48
4:11PM
0.44
5:12AM
0.36
5:18PM
0.38
6:10AM
0.23
6:17PM
0.30
7:01AM
0.11
7:09PM
0.22
7:49AM
0.02
7:59PM
0.16
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise---7:33-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:39
Sunset------5:51-------5:50-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47-------5:47-------5:46-----
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Rain (mm)
-----------147311----11-------------------------------------
Temp. °C171716161617171615151515151313151414151414141414151515151616161615151515161920212122222223232321212018171717171616161716
Feels °C (?)15141212101213121110881171867101110101011121212131515141311121111121516171818181921212119181614141617161515151613
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