Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tweede Steen today?

The current surf forecast for Tweede Steen at 7AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
2.4
SSE
9
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.6
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
8
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
678
715
897
459
414
452
612
638
578
264
231
194
188
121
82
79
70
114
111
138
120
116
144
183
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
SW
10
WSW
5
S
0
SE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:43AM1.54m
5:17PM1.46m
5:35AM1.43m
6:11PM1.39m
6:32AM1.30m
7:13PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.07m
11:26PM0.21m
11:52AM0.18m
00:25AM0.31m
12:48PM0.29m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:50
5:50
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
21
22
19
18
17
17
16
19
20
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
20
21
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
16
18
19
18
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
425
463
565
459
361
279
332
339
332
235
231
194
188
78
60
53
51
38
38
138
120
116
144
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SW
19
Energy kJ
649
659
536
458
414
414
346
330
260
230
184
180
125
121
82
79
47
114
111
37
25
25
28
183
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
2
14
11
10
38
40
40
74
70
46
45
12
43
98
134
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
8
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
678
715
897
452
612
638
578
264
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
36
0
0
0
0
7
7
32
32
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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