Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (19 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
3
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.5
S
10
2
SSE
9
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
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
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
579
616
441
658
332
235
212
180
125
121
82
79
71
114
111
138
120
116
134
183
258
255
304
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17PM1.46m
5:35AM1.43m
6:11PM1.39m
6:32AM1.30m
7:13PM1.32m
7:39AM1.18m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.07m
11:26PM0.21m
11:52AM0.18m
00:25AM0.31m
12:48PM0.29m
1:34AM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:50
5:50
5:49
Temp °C
19
21
22
19
18
18
17
16
18
20
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
18
20
21
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
17
18
18
17
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1
WSW
13
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
459
405
377
346
386
332
235
212
71
78
78
60
55
51
38
37
138
120
116
114
110
128
172
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.2
SSE
14
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
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
528
414
414
20
330
260
230
184
180
125
121
82
79
47
114
111
37
24
23
134
183
258
255
304
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
17
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
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
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
5
4
4
2
14
11
40
40
40
24
74
71
46
45
12
43
98
15
14
18
13
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.5
S
10
2
SSE
9
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
579
616
441
658
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
36
36
0
0
0
0
7
37
32
32
32
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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