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/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Tableview surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tableview surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tableview sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tableview today?
The current surf forecast for Tableview at 4PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tableview. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | |
1984 | 1956 | 1901 | 2590 | 2483 | 2243 | 1859 | 1597 | 1342 | 1154 | 1016 | 928 | 799 | 787 | 659 | 648 | 585 | 799 | 829 | 805 | 837 | 837 | 950 | 1008 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.48m | 2:23AM1.65m | 2:57PM1.53m | 3:08AM1.66m | 3:42PM1.54m | 3:55AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.02m | 8:13PM0.14m | 8:46AM-0.04m | 8:59PM0.10m | 9:30AM-0.05m | 9:45PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 1984 | 1956 | 1901 | 2590 | 2483 | 2243 | 1859 | 1597 | 1342 | 1154 | 1016 | 928 | 799 | 787 | 659 | 648 | 585 | 799 | 829 | 805 | 837 | 837 | 950 | 1008 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 303 | 879 | 765 | 1731 | 1440 | 1247 | 1104 | 971 | 826 | 649 | 547 | 547 | 464 | 454 | 348 | 282 | 185 | 185 | 146 | 136 | — | 71 | 71 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — |
| kJ | 525 | 448 | 1014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 58 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 11 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 28 | 375 | 340 | 57 | 59 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 89 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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