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Tableview surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tableview today?
The current surf forecast for Tableview at 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tableview. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
676 | 663 | 676 | 700 | 458 | 625 | 456 | 456 | 353 | 351 | 483 | 494 | 466 | 865 | 224 | 208 | 361 | 2138 | 3421 | 3406 | 3066 | 2560 | 2098 | 1874 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:38PM1.32m | 1:45AM1.47m | 2:12PM1.37m | 2:17AM1.50m | 2:43PM1.41m | 2:47AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.28m | 8:08AM0.15m | 8:13PM0.24m | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 676 | 663 | 260 | 700 | 458 | 625 | 456 | 456 | 353 | 351 | 150 | 494 | 466 | 189 | 224 | 191 | 361 | 2138 | 3421 | 3406 | 3066 | 2560 | 2098 | 1874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 322 | 265 | 50 | 222 | 305 | 273 | 240 | 213 | 196 | 173 | 202 | 265 | 228 | 67 | 166 | 208 | 146 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 51 | 31 | 23 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | S 9 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 38 | 46 | 98 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 128 | 187 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 18 | 150 | 2 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 676 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 483 | 80 | 78 | 865 | 55 | 110 | 73 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 32 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
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