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Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
17.0° C
 (Which is 2.3°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: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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)
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.7
S
1.4
S
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1312121212121219181816161615141414131313128811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4512444163611952092983224801081101617281957149614351301979837734489384325239215
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
0.93
11:34PM
0.93
11:49AM
0.99
12:43AM
1.06
12:48PM
1.11
1:20AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
0.66
5:57AM
0.69
6:29PM
0.55
6:56AM
0.57
7:10PM
0.43
7:32AM
0.43
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45
Sunset--7:07-------7:07-------7:06-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C292927252624232428282622212019192224232221201921
Feels °C (?)282826252624232427262420202018162021192120201922
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