Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (01 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1817
1767
1771
2124
2110
2195
2120
2091
1689
1547
1553
1201
969
800
712
641
773
1261
1860
1997
1883
1922
1901
1581
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
20
NW
20
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:12PM1.42m
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.11m
9:14PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:44PM0.24m
10:03AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
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7:20
7:20
7:22
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6:06
6:05
6:04
6:02
1
9
3
Temp °C
15
18
17
15
15
15
15
14
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
17
9
12
11
9
9
9
9
7
11
12
15
16
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
17
15
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1817
1767
1771
2124
2110
2195
2120
2091
1689
1547
1553
1201
969
800
712
641
596
1261
1860
1997
1883
1922
1901
1581
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
S
15
0.8
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
W
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
9
9
17
160
202
151
149
149
138
295
589
773
288
33
49
110
139
178
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
9
9
15
37
72
127
124
258
302
138
133
98
33
31
69
31
31
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
1
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
Energy kJ
16
36
73
33
39
40
72
94
126
97
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
276
194
194
282
178
160
160
160
178
282
38
0
0
0
0
0
7
32
38
7
39
98
38
126
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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