The Boiler surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 SAST
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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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Boiler today?

The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
5
6
6
7
5
4
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121211111111111113141617171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4397354328002277186318861569137712041307118694386268713852682551696641046483207426654453414896
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
1.21
1:03PM
1.37
1:26AM
1.29
1:36PM
1.45
1:57AM
1.36
2:05PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.35
7:25PM
0.26
7:29AM
0.28
7:57PM
0.18
7:59AM
0.23
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:03-------6:01-------6:00----
Sunset------7:00-------7:01-------7:02-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313141617171616151515151515151414141416161616
Feels °C (?)579111515131312109111211111087778877
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Boiler (calm at Shoebury Heights wx 17 km from The Boiler). A 3.0m groundswell from the S is too big for here

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