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The Boiler surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at The Boiler today?
The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 8AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 4677 | 6408 | 18313 | 12514 | 12839 | 12055 | 11132 | 9547 | 8354 | 7152 | 5893 | 4947 | 4445 | 3876 | 3208 | 2878 | 2369 | 2113 | 1816 | 1697 | 1726 | 1945 | 1631 | 1267 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:35PM 1.58 | 3:47AM 1.49 | 4:05PM 1.60 | 4:18AM 1.47 | 4:34PM 1.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:24AM 0.08 | 9:48PM 0.10 | 9:54AM 0.07 | 10:19PM 0.10 | 10:23AM 0.10 | 10:48PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Still cross-shore at The Boiler (light winds from the SSW at Slangkop 1 km from The Boiler). 4.5m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 3.5m 13s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 6 min ago
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