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The Boiler surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 01 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Boiler surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Boiler sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Boiler today?
The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2782 | 2412 | 2214 | 1945 | 1806 | 1594 | 1819 | 1819 | 1819 | 1847 | 1510 | 1651 | 1341 | 1131 | 1112 | 923 | 666 | 594 | 488 | 433 | 393 | 386 | 317 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:49PM 1.21 | 12:02PM 1.44 | 12:44AM 1.32 | 12:54PM 1.53 | 1:34AM 1.41 | 1:44PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:45AM 0.38 | 6:34PM 0.18 | 6:41AM 0.29 | 7:23PM 0.07 | 7:33AM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
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