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Tweede Steen Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.6°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 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tweede Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | |
711 | 699 | 594 | 614 | 811 | 1298 | 1984 | 1956 | 1901 | 2423 | 2483 | 2098 | 1859 | 1622 | 1278 | 1098 | 1016 | 928 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 659 | 462 | 799 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.59m | 2:14PM1.48m | 2:23AM1.65m | 2:57PM1.53m | 3:08AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.02m | 8:13PM0.14m | 8:46AM-0.04m | 8:59PM0.10m | 9:30AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 711 | 597 | 521 | 460 | 494 | 1298 | 1984 | 1956 | 1901 | 2423 | 2483 | 2098 | 1859 | 1622 | 1278 | 1098 | 1016 | 928 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 659 | 462 | 799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 655 | 699 | 594 | 614 | 811 | 496 | 303 | 551 | 699 | 1922 | 1584 | 1247 | 1104 | 971 | 826 | 649 | 547 | 547 | 461 | 454 | 348 | 335 | 277 | 185 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 81 | 151 | 291 | 331 | 413 | 439 | 525 | 766 | 1014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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