365s surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 365s today?

The current surf forecast for 365s at 5PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1358
1237
1102
1026
1029
1048
1075
1174
1075
1107
1186
305
311
251
240
200
208
221
527
511
543
286
308
409
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:00PM1.24m
1:11AM1.42m
1:38PM1.31m
1:45AM1.47m
2:12PM1.37m
2:17AM1.50m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.33m
7:36AM0.21m
7:39PM0.28m
8:09AM0.15m
8:12PM0.24m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:09
6:08
6:07
6:06
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
9
9
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
1358
1160
1102
1026
1029
1048
1075
1174
1075
1107
1186
1216
1361
1054
1313
1313
1158
1442
1103
511
543
636
517
692
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
9
1.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
1278
1237
1044
674
622
551
424
377
335
298
260
305
311
251
240
200
208
170
527
51
103
216
308
409
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
5
14
11
11
11
23
22
31
75
46
46
59
38
78
130
162
221
8
8
8
286
150
176
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
2.1
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SSE
4
Energy kJ
39
29
29
40
64
1420
1299
71
51
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
164
165
23
23
2
2
2
5
5
27
48
42
15
3
4
1
1
5
8
8
27
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
8
7
6
4
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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