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The Boiler surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
19.8° 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 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111010101010991010101091010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)312430852108106578557238933927725029254443616821621623529338362479398815522846
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
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		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
1.21
2:07AM
1.20
2:09PM
1.29
2:42AM
1.29
2:45PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
0.52
7:58PM
0.35
8:10AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.27
8:46AM
0.36
9:05PM
0.20
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-5:50-------5:50-------5:52------
Sunset-----8:00-------8:00-------8:00--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717181818171718181818181818181818192020202018
Feels °C (?)108899991012131313121313151618171615161614
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