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The Boiler surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 17 May 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
16.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Boiler today?

The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (17 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Hourly12 Days
Cape Town Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
4
2
3
0
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
2.5
NW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
SW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111011111010999989999997891091112121212121212121212131313131313131313131313141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)671615615615527450396366305220152146108131146140142113320341517679651575505429583145421521929195656498171894085227846684156334676388735943362376539634058405839163543341632972842284828052143253425962415225319121651
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
40
N
45
N
50
NNW
50
W
35
W
30
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
30
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.25
6:12PM
1.21
6:19AM
1.18
7:08PM
1.17
7:21AM
1.11
8:17PM
1.17
8:42AM
1.08
9:32PM
1.22
10:07AM
1.11
10:40PM
1.31
11:19AM
1.18
11:39PM
1.41
12:19PM
1.28
12:32AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
0.42
11:50AM
0.34
12:13AM
0.48
12:38PM
0.40
1:15AM
0.53
1:39PM
0.44
2:35AM
0.54
2:54PM
0.46
4:01AM
0.48
4:11PM
0.44
5:12AM
0.36
5:18PM
0.38
6:10AM
0.23
6:17PM
0.30
7:01AM
0.11
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise---7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:51-------5:50-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181919192122211919191918181717161616171716151516161414131414141414151514141415151516161716161616161618171616161615
Feels °C (?)1919171717161619211816161616161615141212101112121098657734571012129101012121315151514141313131315141313131311
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