Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 SAST
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Tweede Steen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tweede Steen sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tweede Steen today?

The current surf forecast for Tweede Steen at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Tweede Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.5
SW
2.3
S
1.2
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)11111112121212111011111111111010101010910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)544544626111218972146266225731640157515705151185300584530204627539495184184235235
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
NW
25
S
25
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
1.14
1:27AM
1.12
1:28PM
1.21
2:07AM
1.21
2:09PM
1.29
2:42AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.43
7:30AM
0.51
7:57PM
0.35
8:11AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.27
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:52
Sunset---8:00------7:59-------7:59-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C222121201918171718212120171616182121191817171718
Feels °C (?)201920211614101013161515141415181916141414151516
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