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Sunset surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 05 Jul 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sunset today?
The current surf forecast for Sunset at 10PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sunset. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 8810 | 7754 | 7494 | 6620 | 6000 | 9899 | 5474 | 5435 | 4468 | 5771 | 3371 | 3271 | 2942 | 2728 | 3796 | 3804 | 3472 | 3201 | 2800 | 2755 | 2298 | 2235 | 2029 | 1635 | 1413 | 1405 | 1426 | 1558 | 1818 | 2845 | 3172 | 3403 | 3914 | 4793 | 6194 | 6418 | 5815 | 5431 | 5199 | 4808 | 4752 | 4946 | 5726 | 9426 | 13933 | 16496 | 20014 | 18901 | 16820 | 13456 | 11653 | 9964 | 8686 | 7532 | 6699 | 5429 | 4764 | 4097 | 3320 | 2760 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:43PM 1.15 | 12:36PM 1.07 | 12:39AM 1.19 | 1:25PM 1.14 | 1:28AM 1.25 | 2:07PM 1.22 | 2:10AM 1.31 | 2:45PM 1.29 | 2:49AM 1.36 | 3:21PM 1.36 | 3:26AM 1.41 | 3:57PM 1.42 | 4:02AM 1.43 | 4:32PM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:30PM 0.60 | 6:25AM 0.46 | 6:34PM 0.55 | 7:14AM 0.40 | 7:25PM 0.49 | 7:57AM 0.33 | 8:09PM 0.42 | 8:34AM 0.26 | 8:48PM 0.36 | 9:10AM 0.20 | 9:25PM 0.30 | 9:44AM 0.15 | 10:02PM 0.26 | 10:17AM 0.12 | 10:39PM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sun 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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