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365s surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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 5PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at 365s. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | |
3469 | 2553 | 1699 | 1359 | 1044 | 762 | 614 | 444 | 368 | 273 | 254 | 193 | 101 | 213 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 196 | 192 | 182 | 175 | 154 | 105 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.14m | 9:23AM1.06m | 10:21PM1.16m | 11:03AM1.08m | 11:37PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.46m | 3:11AM0.53m | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.50m | 5:15PM0.47m | 6:09AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 3469 | 2553 | 1699 | 1359 | 1044 | 762 | 614 | 444 | 368 | 273 | 254 | 193 | 101 | 213 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 196 | 192 | 182 | 175 | 154 | 52 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 88 | — | 59 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 75 | 51 | 32 | 27 | 77 | 54 | 55 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 105 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 11 | NW 15 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | NW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SSE 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 92 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 251 | 173 | 153 | 86 | 135 | 115 | 102 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 34 | 371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 12 |
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