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365s surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
20.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 365s today?

The current surf forecast for 365s at 7PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)101113131313121212121212121213131315151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3913267808418167917307066945615055707067428168288412007280834563866381338253562
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
1.45
4:49AM
1.53
4:56PM
1.44
5:21AM
1.54
5:31PM
1.40
5:55AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
0.21
10:33PM
0.09
10:57AM
0.19
11:04PM
0.10
11:31AM
0.19
11:36PM
0.14
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:58
Sunset--7:59-------7:59-------7:58-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121211918171821202020191919191920201918181818
Feels °C (?)141312121212121316131313131516161619181514151515
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