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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 Thursday 14 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 9PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
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 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
1319 | 1014 | 711 | 638 | 594 | 614 | 811 | 1298 | 1984 | 1956 | 1901 | 2390 | 2378 | 2098 | 1859 | 1622 | 1278 | 1098 | 965 | 928 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 578 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | 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 | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.40m | 1:39AM1.59m | 2:14PM1.48m | 2:23AM1.65m | 2:57PM1.53m | 3:08AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.02m | 8:13PM0.14m | 8:46AM-0.04m | 8:59PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 1319 | 1014 | 711 | 638 | 550 | 460 | 494 | 1298 | 1984 | 1956 | 1901 | 2390 | 2378 | 2098 | 1859 | 1622 | 1278 | 1098 | 965 | 928 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 578 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | 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 |
| kJ | 593 | 515 | 655 | 373 | 594 | 614 | 811 | 496 | 303 | 551 | 699 | 1894 | 1609 | 1247 | 1104 | 971 | 826 | 649 | 547 | 544 | 535 | 325 | 242 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 80 | 81 | 204 | 291 | 331 | 413 | 439 | 525 | 766 | 1014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 44 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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