365s surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at 365s today?

The current surf forecast for 365s at 9AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
0
3
2
2
4
5
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141313131212121211121212141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)917379476571535945913954318325282207194218901852170616811623168117831560328931972534187415511497
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
20
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
SW
20
NNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---7:09-------7:09-------7:11----
Sunset------6:22-------6:21-------6:20-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------2156231121---
Temp. °C171716161617171717161515161414141616161616171716
Feels °C (?)141514141514141415129810101081314151513131210
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our 365s surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest