Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 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 5AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (02 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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 afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
4
2
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.2
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2195
2256
2235
1931
1547
1736
1289
1040
800
694
634
674
1913
2025
2107
2140
2221
1901
1605
1624
1816
1760
1045
1431
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
NNE
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-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:44PM1.33m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.12m
9:44PM0.24m
10:03AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
10:45PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:22
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6:05
6:04
6:02
6
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
8
8
7
9
11
13
15
15
16
14
14
16
17
16
16
14
12
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.2
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2195
2256
2235
1931
1547
1736
1289
1040
800
694
634
653
1913
2025
2107
2140
2221
1901
1605
1624
1816
1760
1045
1431
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
S
15
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
9
9
17
167
202
154
198
156
144
138
589
674
71
49
69
108
139
178
170
157
152
150
145
135
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
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
9
9
15
37
72
127
124
258
302
295
130
72
23
42
18
31
31
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
Energy kJ
99
122
126
146
154
132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
160
220
162
276
282
39
0
0
0
0
0
39
32
38
39
98
32
39
341
37
37
37
32
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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