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365s surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 SAST
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365s surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 365s sea temperature is
17.3° C
 (Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 365s today?

The current surf forecast for 365s at 6PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (16 Feb)4ft (1.2m)18s

Table - waves today at 365s. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11 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)
3
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)112019181816161615151515151414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)335455608901996118713672080192520832358272225792090190215271266106916991162821746865760
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
5
SSE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscrosscrossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
1.45
3:23AM
1.54
3:32PM
1.51
3:52AM
1.62
4:04PM
1.54
4:23AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.23
9:12PM
0.10
9:32AM
0.14
9:41PM
0.04
10:03AM
0.08
10:10PM
0.02
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset--7:38-------7:37-------7:36-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262625272321201920212121212020212120202121212018
Feels °C (?)242322252220202121202020201920222220212221232318
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