The Boiler surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Boiler today?

The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
3
W
2.5
SW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)12121111131399891010101011121214141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4068371829542112167115941122839588120113943752402239594832502350268213797274716940606951614458
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
55
NW
55
WNW
55
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
1.57
4:07AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.52
4:50AM
1.59
5:20PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
10:38PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-7:11-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----6:20-------6:19-------6:17---
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1122223242111111-11-1
Temp. °C171616161616161615161716151514141515161615171716
Feels °C (?)11101088910118876443468999101111
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