Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (01 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2560
1932
1874
2013
2065
2219
2180
2110
2071
2041
1899
1575
1780
1525
1178
969
803
712
589
674
742
1800
1997
1962
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:47AM1.51m
3:12PM1.42m
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.11m
9:14PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:44PM0.24m
10:03AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:20
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6:06
6:05
6:04
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
18
17
15
15
14
14
14
16
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
13
11
10
9
12
11
10
10
8
8
7
10
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
17
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2560
1932
1874
2013
2065
2219
2180
2110
2071
2041
1899
1575
1780
1525
1178
969
803
712
544
551
544
1800
1997
1962
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
S
15
0.8
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
31
12
11
4
4
4
9
9
17
160
202
151
149
156
138
138
589
674
742
51
49
100
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
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
9
9
15
37
72
127
124
258
302
295
139
102
74
42
69
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.9
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
1.4
NW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
9
27
10
94
74
38
51
64
94
111
153
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
39
276
194
194
194
178
160
160
160
276
39
38
7
0
0
0
0
7
38
38
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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