Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tweede Steen today?

The current surf forecast for Tweede Steen at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (25 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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)
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
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5
5
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2764
2816
2591
2265
2146
1891
1631
1481
1241
1201
1135
1016
1969
1859
2197
1944
6730
7400
7146
6069
5286
4957
5596
6346
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
0
SE
0
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
N
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:29AM1.11m
11:43PM1.30m
12:24PM1.16m
00:30AM1.33m
1:07PM1.22m
1:10AM1.35m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.47m
6:20AM0.35m
6:22PM0.44m
7:02AM0.29m
7:06PM0.40m
7:38AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
Temp °C
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
18
17
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
2764
2816
2591
2265
2146
1891
1631
1481
1241
1201
1135
1016
1969
1859
2197
1944
6730
7400
7146
6069
5286
4957
5596
6346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
17
1.7
WSW
18
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
133
211
509
815
1663
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
Distance (km)
0
28
32
5
0
5
0
0
0
32
16
0
0
0
0
0
32
32
32
32
0
0
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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