Tableview surf break

Tableview surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 May 2026 SAST
Forecast 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 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tableview today?

The current surf forecast for Tableview at 2AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7.5
W
13
6.5
W
13
6
W
13
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
13
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18425
14119
11167
9779
10073
5422
4826
3671
3319
2716
2386
1888
1825
2180
2318
2587
2739
2462
2168
1776
1569
1331
1049
943
Wind (km/h)
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
45
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:22PM1.27m
11:55AM1.18m
00:10AM1.39m
12:45PM1.29m
00:55AM1.50m
1:30PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.48m
5:51AM0.38m
5:54PM0.40m
6:38AM0.24m
6:43PM0.30m
7:21AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:54
5:53
3
2
1
2
3
6
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
10
11
12
11
10
14
14
12
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
W
13
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
7441
5422
4826
3671
3319
2716
2386
1888
1825
2180
2318
2587
2739
2462
2168
1776
1569
1331
1049
943
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2713
2440
2366
2587
2017
1751
1637
1710
1760
1543
1438
1297
943
944
836
737
657
667
637
563
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
314
606
8
15
15
61
80
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7.5
W
13
6.5
W
13
6
W
13
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
13
Energy kJ
18425
14119
11167
9779
10073
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
9
9
6
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1000
1020
340
340
322
32
28
340
31
31
132
132
132
132
132
28
32
3
1
1
1
1
3
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
9
9
9
5
5
6
5
6
9
7
4
8
4
4
5
9
9
8
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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